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Malcolm X (and others) took the name "X" to symbolize the loss of his tribal name. Why didn't this trend continue? Are there any examples of this trend modernly?

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I always hear that our sleep cycles are all wrong compared to what they should be in nature, and it's always attributed to the industrial revolution. Before the 8 hour work day, what was the normal sleep patterns like for people?

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Info on English Lancegays seems to be impossible to find on, are there any sources that I can be pointed towards as to how these were used? Any treatise or manuals as to how they'd be used in combat?

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Malcolm X (and others) took the name "X" to symbolize the loss of his tribal name. Why didn't this trend continue? Are there any examples of this trend modernly?	2041
I always hear that our sleep cycles are all wrong compared to what they should be in nature, and it's always attributed to the industrial revolution. Before the 8 hour work day, what was the normal sleep patterns like for people?	166
Info on English Lancegays seems to be impossible to find on, are there any sources that I can be pointed towards as to how these were used? Any treatise or manuals as to how they'd be used in combat?	4