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The Holy Roman Empire is oft said to neither be holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. Holy and Roman, I understand, but why not an empire? Is this a historically accurate assessment of the HRE or just a popular bon mot?

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How prominent was LotR fantasy to the masses pre-Jackson?

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The customary two limit cap on Presidential terms was set by Wahington declining a third. What other prominent customs still in use today did Washington pioneer?

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Was there ever any danger of catastrophic meltdowns or atomic explosions at any of the sites used for the Manhattan Project? If so, how debilitating would they have been to US and Allied war efforts?

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The Holy Roman Empire is oft said to neither be holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. Holy and Roman, I understand, but why not an empire? Is this a historically accurate assessment of the HRE or just a popular bon mot?	261
How prominent was LotR fantasy to the masses pre-Jackson?	6
The customary two limit cap on Presidential terms was set by Wahington declining a third. What other prominent customs still in use today did Washington pioneer?	2
Was there ever any danger of catastrophic meltdowns or atomic explosions at any of the sites used for the Manhattan Project? If so, how debilitating would they have been to US and Allied war efforts?	0