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The Michelin guide originally awarded only 1 star, then 3. Roger Ebert rated movies out of 4 stars. Hotels are ranked out of 5, and recently, 6 stars. Has there been star "inflation" in history? How, when, and why did it happen?
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It's pretty widely accepted that Frederick the Great was gay, and it was somewhat of a scandal in his time thanks to Voltaire. How did he then become lionized as a Nazi symbol? Was his homosexuality public knowledge? How did the Nazi regime deal with that?
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In 1971, the Republic of China was removed from the United Nations, and the People's Republic of China took its place on the Security Council. What was the political background behind United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758?
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During historical plagues, how did people cope psychologically? Did they make morbid jokes, turn to drink and despair, throw their lot in with religion, find a specific community to blame?
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