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Are there any "dead" sports? Sports that were huge at one time but then stopped being played?

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Before 1AD, how accurate was Chinese knowledge of "Daqin", the Roman Empire? Did they have myths about it?

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When Turkey introduced surnames, my ancestors picked one of their liking. How free were they in choosing?

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What was the "vinegar" Jesus was given to drink by a Roman soldier during his crucifixion? And what's its significance?

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Why was the Canadian province of Nova Scotia given a fancy Latin name, instead of simply “New Scotland”?

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In a dance scene in the movie "Gangs of New York" set in 1860s lower-class New York City, the men choose their partner from a line of women. Among the women are obviously physically male people presenting themselves as women without much notice. Was this common?

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In 1933 Nazis raided the Institute of Sexology and destroyed books and documents related to LGBTQ research. What was the public debate that led up to this? Was it commonly debated in the papers, and did that debate incite the Nazis?

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before the discovery of electricity, what did people think of static electricity shocks?

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The Mahābhārata and the Ramayana share many similarities and structures with the Iliad and the Odyssey. Were there any connection or influence between them when they were being developed?

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In "Apocalypse Now," Col. Kilgore calls in a napalm strike and it came almost instantly - in Vietnam, did the US Air Force just patrol while loaded for bear to respond to calls for surface strikes like that?

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Are there any "dead" sports? Sports that were huge at one time but then stopped being played?	1360
Before 1AD, how accurate was Chinese knowledge of "Daqin", the Roman Empire? Did they have myths about it?	1347
When Turkey introduced surnames, my ancestors picked one of their liking. How free were they in choosing?	1343
What was the "vinegar" Jesus was given to drink by a Roman soldier during his crucifixion? And what's its significance?	1341
Why was the Canadian province of Nova Scotia given a fancy Latin name, instead of simply “New Scotland”?	1323
In a dance scene in the movie "Gangs of New York" set in 1860s lower-class New York City, the men choose their partner from a line of women. Among the women are obviously physically male people presenting themselves as women without much notice. Was this common?	1255
In 1933 Nazis raided the Institute of Sexology and destroyed books and documents related to LGBTQ research. What was the public debate that led up to this? Was it commonly debated in the papers, and did that debate incite the Nazis?	1250
before the discovery of electricity, what did people think of static electricity shocks?	1247
The Mahābhārata and the Ramayana share many similarities and structures with the Iliad and the Odyssey. Were there any connection or influence between them when they were being developed?	1247
In "Apocalypse Now," Col. Kilgore calls in a napalm strike and it came almost instantly - in Vietnam, did the US Air Force just patrol while loaded for bear to respond to calls for surface strikes like that?	1236