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When Pope St. Gregory wrote to St. Augustine of Canterbury, about proscribed foods during Lent, he included cheese in the list. Was there an established tradition of avoiding cheese during Lent at the time?
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At the Battle of Quebec, why did Benedict Arnold & Montgomery attack the walled city in a snowstorm with undersupplied troops wearing torn rags instead of taking the time to gather their strength and wait for reinforcements?
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Supposing a primordial Black hole of one Earth mass fell into the Earth, about how much time would it take to absorb our planet?
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There are reports of a tale of an Inuk making a knife out of shit and spit in deeply sub-zero temperatures and using it to butcher a dog, build a sleigh and flee. Is such a knife mechanically possible or is it a tall tale?
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It seems evidence of some kind of viking settlement is mounting in Tanfield Valley, on Baffin Island. What would be the first few things to establish about such a settlement to determine it's importance?
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How do longhorn beetles and other wood borers deal with sap and resin without getting stuck in conifers such as spruce, especially prior to emergence?
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How distorted has the spherical cow problem made our understanding of the laws of physics, the universe and everything?
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