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How did the Nazis reconcile being Christian with the fact that Jesus was ethnically Jewish?

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How and when did sushi, formerly a "street food" in Japan, become regarded as high-class cuisine in the rest of the world, particularly the U.S.?

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How common were things like "hooks" and "peg legs" as simple prosthetics before the modern era?

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Why was the "Tsar Bomba" named as such? Wouldn't such a name be antithetical to the origins of the Soviet Union?

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How would a freedman (or woman) be able to prove he was not a fugitive/runaway slave in the Southern USA?

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When and why did cops start being associated/stereotyped with eating donuts?

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Why is heavy metal music so popular in Scandinavian countries?

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Was dueling always performed with some sort of sword or pistol? Were other, more unusual weapons ever used?

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What is the origin of the custom for men to remove their hats indoors, but for ladies to be allowed to keep theirs on?

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How accurate the depiction of the Five Points in the film "Gangs of New York"

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did the Nazis reconcile being Christian with the fact that Jesus was ethnically Jewish?	1352
How and when did sushi, formerly a "street food" in Japan, become regarded as high-class cuisine in the rest of the world, particularly the U.S.?	253
How common were things like "hooks" and "peg legs" as simple prosthetics before the modern era?	191
Why was the "Tsar Bomba" named as such? Wouldn't such a name be antithetical to the origins of the Soviet Union?	188
How would a freedman (or woman) be able to prove he was not a fugitive/runaway slave in the Southern USA?	85
When and why did cops start being associated/stereotyped with eating donuts?	84
Why is heavy metal music so popular in Scandinavian countries?	79
Was dueling always performed with some sort of sword or pistol? Were other, more unusual weapons ever used?	72
What is the origin of the custom for men to remove their hats indoors, but for ladies to be allowed to keep theirs on?	68
How accurate the depiction of the Five Points in the film "Gangs of New York"	66