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What was the first mass-merchandized children's franchise?

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What Roman traditions or cultural attributes are known to descend from Etruscan culture?

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Have great pandemics or die-offs been shown to slow the rate of technological progress?

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How as St. Nicholaus of Myra viewed by his contemporaries on the Nicean council, and other luminaries of the Eastern Roman Empire (like Constantine)?

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Does Ravana possibly represent a deity of a pre-Vedic Indian religion turned into a demon figure?

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Why didn't Lord Palmerston use the Trent Affair as a casus belli for siding with the Confederacy in the US civil war?

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What is the longest lasting confirmed noble lineage/ dynastic house?

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What former French colony had the most amiable transition from colony to independence in the 20th century, and why?

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How did the Bulgarian language Slavify? At what point in history would a Gokturk or Oghuric speaker still vaguely understand a Bulgar?

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Ancient Norse History: Has there been any archeological evidence found for the existence of the Papar, the pre-norse Irish eremits of Iceland? Or do we only have sources like the Landnamabok.

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What was the first mass-merchandized children's franchise?	65
What Roman traditions or cultural attributes are known to descend from Etruscan culture?	41
Have great pandemics or die-offs been shown to slow the rate of technological progress?	41
How as St. Nicholaus of Myra viewed by his contemporaries on the Nicean council, and other luminaries of the Eastern Roman Empire (like Constantine)?	37
Does Ravana possibly represent a deity of a pre-Vedic Indian religion turned into a demon figure?	36
Why didn't Lord Palmerston use the Trent Affair as a casus belli for siding with the Confederacy in the US civil war?	35
What is the longest lasting confirmed noble lineage/ dynastic house?	30
What former French colony had the most amiable transition from colony to independence in the 20th century, and why?	25
How did the Bulgarian language Slavify? At what point in history would a Gokturk or Oghuric speaker still vaguely understand a Bulgar?	19
Ancient Norse History: Has there been any archeological evidence found for the existence of the Papar, the pre-norse Irish eremits of Iceland? Or do we only have sources like the Landnamabok.	18