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Why did Christmas become a more important secular holiday than Easter?

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Modern Asian cartoons commonly use "devil horns" for the bad guy. Is something adopted from Western/Christian culture or does it have deeper roots in Asian culture?

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When did Communist countries officially accept the common Western narrative that North Korea started the Korean war, and why did they change their official stance?

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The Nazi persecution of Jews caused leading Jewish scholars to flee the country, arguably crippling the country's ability to do science. Did Nazi leadership ever try to estimate how their policies would affect their country's scientific productivity?

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I am an ancient Greek philosopher. How do I actually acquire the writing materials for my essays, and how do I distribute them to interested readers?

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What's the origin of the American taboo on eating dog meat?

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What's the origin of the phrase "It's a free country" as a reply to someone saying you shouldn't do something?

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The US Dept of State currently has a special envoy for holocaust issues. How has this office survived for 70+ years, and why hasn't anyone closed it?

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Did any of the founding fathers consider the US to be a capitalist country?

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Modern militaries and police teach that the finger should be off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. When did this idea of "trigger discipline" first become widespread? Would Revolutionary War soldiers have observed this practice?

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Why did Christmas become a more important secular holiday than Easter?	3
Modern Asian cartoons commonly use "devil horns" for the bad guy. Is something adopted from Western/Christian culture or does it have deeper roots in Asian culture?	3
When did Communist countries officially accept the common Western narrative that North Korea started the Korean war, and why did they change their official stance?	3
The Nazi persecution of Jews caused leading Jewish scholars to flee the country, arguably crippling the country's ability to do science. Did Nazi leadership ever try to estimate how their policies would affect their country's scientific productivity?	2
I am an ancient Greek philosopher. How do I actually acquire the writing materials for my essays, and how do I distribute them to interested readers?	2
What's the origin of the American taboo on eating dog meat?	2
What's the origin of the phrase "It's a free country" as a reply to someone saying you shouldn't do something?	2
The US Dept of State currently has a special envoy for holocaust issues. How has this office survived for 70+ years, and why hasn't anyone closed it?	2
Did any of the founding fathers consider the US to be a capitalist country?	2
Modern militaries and police teach that the finger should be off the trigger until you're ready to shoot. When did this idea of "trigger discipline" first become widespread? Would Revolutionary War soldiers have observed this practice?	2