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Does the "Gallo Law" exempt the winery from estate taxes?
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Could a member of an extraterrestrial species be U.S. president?
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Did New York once have a transvestite governor?
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Does nonoxynol-9 protect against HIV?
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I’ve heard of Napoleon and Napoleon III; was there a Napoleon II?
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Whose face is on the $1,000 bill?
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How do I go about renouncing my U.S. citizenship?
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What was the deal with Jimmy Carter and the killer rabbit?
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How did the U.S. get a naval base in Cuba?
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What’s the origin of the expression “cold turkey”?
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How did “left” and “right” come to represent the ends of the political spectrum?
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Does the taller candidate always win the election?
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Do "iron fortified" cereals really contain iron filings?
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What’s the origin of Uncle Sam?
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What’s the story on Freemasonry?
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Did Marie Antoinette really say “let them eat cake”?
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