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Even though the lion is not an animal native to England, it’s seen as a national animal of England. What is the history of the lion as a symbol in English culture? Who decided that this strange beast from a far off land should represent England?

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Why did Stalin recriminalize homosexuality in Russia after Lenin decriminalized it?

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I'm a movie fan in the 1950s-1970s. In the age before VHS, if I happened to miss out on a film while it was in cinemas, am I fairly certain that I will never be able to see it? Or is it likely for a theater to play it again fairly soon?

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How exactly did the demonym "Dutch" become associated with the Netherlands rather than Germany?

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I've heard that Puritan children learned about sex by watching their parents, since there was generally just one room in the house. Is this true?

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Partway through the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz" it changes from black-and-white to color. Is this something that the audiences expected to happen, or did it come as a complete surprise to them?

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In the modern west, the fruit Adam and Eve ate is often depicted to be an apple. However, the Bible never specifies that it was an apple. Are there any examples of earlier artistic or literary depictions that made it look like something else?

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Was there any way to get out of a holmgang?

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Why didn't the Samurai class continue in a ceremonial manner in Japan, like how Knighthood did in England?

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What was the cultural view of public nudity in Edo-period Japan?

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Even though the lion is not an animal native to England, it’s seen as a national animal of England. What is the history of the lion as a symbol in English culture? Who decided that this strange beast from a far off land should represent England?	2673
Why did Stalin recriminalize homosexuality in Russia after Lenin decriminalized it?	2108
I'm a movie fan in the 1950s-1970s. In the age before VHS, if I happened to miss out on a film while it was in cinemas, am I fairly certain that I will never be able to see it? Or is it likely for a theater to play it again fairly soon?	1449
How exactly did the demonym "Dutch" become associated with the Netherlands rather than Germany?	748
I've heard that Puritan children learned about sex by watching their parents, since there was generally just one room in the house. Is this true?	698
Partway through the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz" it changes from black-and-white to color. Is this something that the audiences expected to happen, or did it come as a complete surprise to them?	563
In the modern west, the fruit Adam and Eve ate is often depicted to be an apple. However, the Bible never specifies that it was an apple. Are there any examples of earlier artistic or literary depictions that made it look like something else?	233
Was there any way to get out of a holmgang?	202
Why didn't the Samurai class continue in a ceremonial manner in Japan, like how Knighthood did in England?	198
What was the cultural view of public nudity in Edo-period Japan?	153