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Were "Wanted Dead or Alive" posters ever published as real legal notices in the US? If so, was anyone ever killed as a result of acting on such a notice through mistaken identity?

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Have any elephant bones ever turned up in the Alps, where Hannibal lost a few trying to cross into Italy?

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Was there a significant spike in spousal and parental suicides during WWII as a result of war casualties?

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How well did the forced-migration Native American tribes get along with the indigenous people already living at their final destinations? Do such distinctions between decedents of these groups survive today?

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It is often said that families split to fight in opposing sides of the US civil war. Were there any reported cases of family arguments over secession escalating to murder?

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Is there evidence of a net brain-drain out of the South after the Civil War?

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On what date was the last newspaper extra published in the U.S.?

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The U.S. has a few traditional core values (freedom, enterprise, etc.) that are widely recognized as such. What traditional core values do Russians recognize as particular to the Russia?

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In popular culture, when did smoking a tobacco pipe first become widely associated with intellectuals?

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Were karaoke records (or instrumental recordings made as backup for singing) produced in the big band era of the 30's and 40's?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were "Wanted Dead or Alive" posters ever published as real legal notices in the US? If so, was anyone ever killed as a result of acting on such a notice through mistaken identity?	1576
Have any elephant bones ever turned up in the Alps, where Hannibal lost a few trying to cross into Italy?	1408
Was there a significant spike in spousal and parental suicides during WWII as a result of war casualties?	182
How well did the forced-migration Native American tribes get along with the indigenous people already living at their final destinations? Do such distinctions between decedents of these groups survive today?	96
It is often said that families split to fight in opposing sides of the US civil war. Were there any reported cases of family arguments over secession escalating to murder?	25
Is there evidence of a net brain-drain out of the South after the Civil War?	19
On what date was the last newspaper extra published in the U.S.?	13
The U.S. has a few traditional core values (freedom, enterprise, etc.) that are widely recognized as such. What traditional core values do Russians recognize as particular to the Russia?	9
In popular culture, when did smoking a tobacco pipe first become widely associated with intellectuals?	8
Were karaoke records (or instrumental recordings made as backup for singing) produced in the big band era of the 30's and 40's?	5