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Do historians/archeologists actually support the idea of an Indo-European society/culture or is this a simplification by linguists?

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How were starving Irishmen able to afford transit costs to emigrate to the new world during the great famine?

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According to Wikipedia, the United States Navy has not executed anyone since 1849. Who was that person and what was their crime?

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In the United States, a work week from Monday to Friday with Saturday and Sunday taken off as weekends became standard in the first half of the 20th century. How long did it take for schools to adopt a Monday to Friday schedule?

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Post-French Revolution, Napoleonic France created administrative regions that divided historic cultural groups. Post-Russian Revolution, different nationalities of the Russian Empire formed their own soviet republics. Why did both revolutionary states take a different approach to multiculturalism?

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What was the Mexican response to American aid during the French intervention in Mexico (the one that ended in 1867)?

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How did grain stores in the ancient world work? Who was in charge of them and how was grain doled out in times of famine?

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What was the popular impression of Floridians in the rest of the United States after the territory was annexed from Spain?

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Were/are there any official translations of the Declaration of Independence?

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In the United States, what are the origins of the argument that voting for a third party for president is the equivalent of "throwing your vote away"?

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Do historians/archeologists actually support the idea of an Indo-European society/culture or is this a simplification by linguists?	11
How were starving Irishmen able to afford transit costs to emigrate to the new world during the great famine?	6
According to Wikipedia, the United States Navy has not executed anyone since 1849. Who was that person and what was their crime?	5
In the United States, a work week from Monday to Friday with Saturday and Sunday taken off as weekends became standard in the first half of the 20th century. How long did it take for schools to adopt a Monday to Friday schedule?	4
Post-French Revolution, Napoleonic France created administrative regions that divided historic cultural groups. Post-Russian Revolution, different nationalities of the Russian Empire formed their own soviet republics. Why did both revolutionary states take a different approach to multiculturalism?	4
What was the Mexican response to American aid during the French intervention in Mexico (the one that ended in 1867)?	3
How did grain stores in the ancient world work? Who was in charge of them and how was grain doled out in times of famine?	3
What was the popular impression of Floridians in the rest of the United States after the territory was annexed from Spain?	2
Were/are there any official translations of the Declaration of Independence?	2
In the United States, what are the origins of the argument that voting for a third party for president is the equivalent of "throwing your vote away"?	2