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Have Americans Usually Supported Their Wars?
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Did Hitler Really Have Only One Testicle?
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Did Anyone Care that George Romney Was Mormon?
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Who Dreamed Up Our Concept of Time?
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Why Did Congress First Meet in New York City?
How Did Afghanistan Receive Its Current Borders?
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When Did the U.S. and Israel Become Allies? (Hint: Trick Question)
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How Much Does Character Count in a President?
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What Was Lincoln's Record on Civil Liberties?
What President Took the Longest Vacation? (And Other Fun Facts)
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How Did the United States Defeat the Barbary Pirates?
How Did the Atomic Bomb Get Built?
How Many Vice Presidents Died in Office?
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Has Money Always Been Important in American Politics?
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Who Killed Malcolm X? And Why?
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Did We Really Land on the Moon?
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