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My country is called the United States of America. When it was founded, were there other proposed names for the new country?

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When the Emperor spoke to the Japanese people over the radio, it's said most people had never heard his voice before. How would they know it was really him?

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Why wasn't Ethiopia conquered by Muslims like Egypt?

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What Political Parties participated in the Republic of Texas, and what were their platforms like?

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How did colonists manage to transport whole herds of cows and cattle to the new world? Were they able to keep animals like cows alive and healthy on the boat trips for months at a time?

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Who was the first First Lady of the USA registered to vote?

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Nelson's Column is a British monument to a Napoleonic War hero, Adolf Hitler was reportedly planning, upon invasion, to relocate the monument to Berlin. Why was he relatively obsessed with it?

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Did Medieval Kings have councils of advisors like the small council in Game of Thrones?

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The American Revolution began in New England, and it took the South the longest to get on board. Fast forward to 1812, and New England is much more Pro-Britain, even to the point of the Hartford Convention. What changed?

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People like to make jokes about Queen Eilzabeth II living forever. Were similiar jokes made about Queen Victoria in her later years?

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My country is called the United States of America. When it was founded, were there other proposed names for the new country?	137
When the Emperor spoke to the Japanese people over the radio, it's said most people had never heard his voice before. How would they know it was really him?	128
Why wasn't Ethiopia conquered by Muslims like Egypt?	117
What Political Parties participated in the Republic of Texas, and what were their platforms like?	97
How did colonists manage to transport whole herds of cows and cattle to the new world? Were they able to keep animals like cows alive and healthy on the boat trips for months at a time?	72
Who was the first First Lady of the USA registered to vote?	65
Nelson's Column is a British monument to a Napoleonic War hero, Adolf Hitler was reportedly planning, upon invasion, to relocate the monument to Berlin. Why was he relatively obsessed with it?	60
Did Medieval Kings have councils of advisors like the small council in Game of Thrones?	48
The American Revolution began in New England, and it took the South the longest to get on board. Fast forward to 1812, and New England is much more Pro-Britain, even to the point of the Hartford Convention. What changed?	47
People like to make jokes about Queen Eilzabeth II living forever. Were similiar jokes made about Queen Victoria in her later years?	45