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[META] Please, please, please stop with the straw man attacks in responses

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The Order of the Dragon was a chivalric order founded in 1408 to defend Christianity and fight its enemies. But elsewhere in Christendom, and in The Bible itself, dragons are a symbol of Satan. What's going on here?

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Why did Stanley Kubrick specifically become associated with moon landing conspiracies? Was it just because he directed a popular sci-fi movie the year before, or is there another reason?

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What happened to the Romani people that were liberated from concentration camps? Did they have anywhere to go?

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What is the best guess about what happened to the remains of the Colossus of Rhodes?

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Has a territory ever purchased their independence from an empire?

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Peppermint leaves are green, and peppermint oil is clear or slightly yellow. How and why did the color red become associated with peppermint?

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I've heard that the Shroud of Turin played a role in cementing the image of Jesus as a bearded man with long hair. Is there any truth to this?

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When did people start thinking of ghosts as people covered with sheets? Where did that image come from?

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Why didn't the doom and gloom predictions of the 1970s about food shortages and overpopulation come to fruition?

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[META] Please, please, please stop with the straw man attacks in responses	877
The Order of the Dragon was a chivalric order founded in 1408 to defend Christianity and fight its enemies. But elsewhere in Christendom, and in The Bible itself, dragons are a symbol of Satan. What's going on here?	141
Why did Stanley Kubrick specifically become associated with moon landing conspiracies? Was it just because he directed a popular sci-fi movie the year before, or is there another reason?	124
What happened to the Romani people that were liberated from concentration camps? Did they have anywhere to go?	93
What is the best guess about what happened to the remains of the Colossus of Rhodes?	74
Has a territory ever purchased their independence from an empire?	53
Peppermint leaves are green, and peppermint oil is clear or slightly yellow. How and why did the color red become associated with peppermint?	49
I've heard that the Shroud of Turin played a role in cementing the image of Jesus as a bearded man with long hair. Is there any truth to this?	38
When did people start thinking of ghosts as people covered with sheets? Where did that image come from?	36
Why didn't the doom and gloom predictions of the 1970s about food shortages and overpopulation come to fruition?	21