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When did people start using "Jesus Christ" as an expression of dismay?

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Is there a word for the act of reading your own biases into history, and judging people in the past based on your own modern cultural assumptions?

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When did "dating" become mainstream among young adults and adolescents in the United States?

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Did Canada get lucky with Vancouver, BC being north of the 49th parallel?

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Why, in general, do ancient civilisations seem less prosperous than their newer counterparts in modern times?

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When was firearms first extensively used in a army?

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Will future historians have a better or worse record of what we do today than we have of those we study?

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What was the appeal of Christianity to the Japanese, when they already had Pure Land Buddhism, which has very similar ideas?

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When and how did the bagpipes become associated with Scotland?

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I just fell down the rabbit hole with all of the Shakespeare authorship speculation. Can someone smack me out of it and set me straight?

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When did people start using "Jesus Christ" as an expression of dismay?	4
Is there a word for the act of reading your own biases into history, and judging people in the past based on your own modern cultural assumptions?	4
When did "dating" become mainstream among young adults and adolescents in the United States?	4
Did Canada get lucky with Vancouver, BC being north of the 49th parallel?	4
Why, in general, do ancient civilisations seem less prosperous than their newer counterparts in modern times?	4
When was firearms first extensively used in a army?	4
Will future historians have a better or worse record of what we do today than we have of those we study?	4
What was the appeal of Christianity to the Japanese, when they already had Pure Land Buddhism, which has very similar ideas?	4
When and how did the bagpipes become associated with Scotland?	4
I just fell down the rabbit hole with all of the Shakespeare authorship speculation. Can someone smack me out of it and set me straight?	4