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How "civilised" were the pre-Roman celts in Gaul and Britain? Did they have cities and centralised governments? How did their governments work?

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Was there a historical King Rama? When did the Ramayana take place, if events described in it happened?

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I heard that in the middle ages, people who wanted one-night-stands would get married for one night so that they wouldn't be sinners, then have the marriage annulled the next morning. Was this actually ever commonplace?

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How did Jewish Zionists respond to the Madagascar Plan?

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It's 1250 BC, and I'm in Egypt. What year would I say it is? More broadly, how were years and calendars reckoned in New Kingdom Egypt?

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How did zoos come to exist and be what they are?

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In ancient Greece, how old was the younger partner in Pederasty relationships? I've heard from some people as young as 12 and from others that that's a misconception and they tended to be 18-20-ish, and everything in between

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Did Santa wear blue and/or green instead of red before the Coca Cola ad campaign?

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When did we start referring to the 1920s as just "the twenties"? Before the 1920s, were the 1820s called "the twenties"? (and before that the 1720s, etc.?) What made the 1920s "roaring"?

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Why did the Founding Fathers of America choose the title of "president" for the head of the country? Was the term used for other things before it became the term for the head of a democratic republic?

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How "civilised" were the pre-Roman celts in Gaul and Britain? Did they have cities and centralised governments? How did their governments work?	4
Was there a historical King Rama? When did the Ramayana take place, if events described in it happened?	4
I heard that in the middle ages, people who wanted one-night-stands would get married for one night so that they wouldn't be sinners, then have the marriage annulled the next morning. Was this actually ever commonplace?	4
How did Jewish Zionists respond to the Madagascar Plan?	3
It's 1250 BC, and I'm in Egypt. What year would I say it is? More broadly, how were years and calendars reckoned in New Kingdom Egypt?	3
How did zoos come to exist and be what they are?	3
In ancient Greece, how old was the younger partner in Pederasty relationships? I've heard from some people as young as 12 and from others that that's a misconception and they tended to be 18-20-ish, and everything in between	3
Did Santa wear blue and/or green instead of red before the Coca Cola ad campaign?	3
When did we start referring to the 1920s as just "the twenties"? Before the 1920s, were the 1820s called "the twenties"? (and before that the 1720s, etc.?) What made the 1920s "roaring"?	3
Why did the Founding Fathers of America choose the title of "president" for the head of the country? Was the term used for other things before it became the term for the head of a democratic republic?	3