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How was Ansalem's Ontological Argument received at the time?

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How did the Catholic Church receive The Exorcist--both the film and the novel? Parts of it were filmed at Fordham University, a Jesuit school, and one of the actors was an actual priest, but did the Church have an official reaction?

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In the 1480s how common would it be for a Genoese sailor to seek financial aid from a Portuguese or Spanish monarch?

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Is Paul Bunyan an example of "fakelore?" What would be the motivation of passing off a story as older than it is in cases like a giant lumberjack with a blue ox?

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Is there any data on the collective success of various snake oils in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? Is valuation of the "snake oil industry" possible?

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What sorts of responsibilities would be within the purview of a Central or Western African priestess or oracle on the eve of European contact?

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How useful was the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 in advancing the understanding of earthquakes in the immediate decade or so after? How about the advancement of emergency response?

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Was the story of Jonah intended as satire?

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Have there been many major efforts to find the USS Indianapolis? Who has looked for it in the past?

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Was kleptomania considered to be exclusively a disease of middle class women in the late 19th century?

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How was Ansalem's Ontological Argument received at the time?	3
How did the Catholic Church receive The Exorcist--both the film and the novel? Parts of it were filmed at Fordham University, a Jesuit school, and one of the actors was an actual priest, but did the Church have an official reaction?	3
In the 1480s how common would it be for a Genoese sailor to seek financial aid from a Portuguese or Spanish monarch?	3
Is Paul Bunyan an example of "fakelore?" What would be the motivation of passing off a story as older than it is in cases like a giant lumberjack with a blue ox?	3
Is there any data on the collective success of various snake oils in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? Is valuation of the "snake oil industry" possible?	3
What sorts of responsibilities would be within the purview of a Central or Western African priestess or oracle on the eve of European contact?	3
How useful was the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 in advancing the understanding of earthquakes in the immediate decade or so after? How about the advancement of emergency response?	3
Was the story of Jonah intended as satire?	3
Have there been many major efforts to find the USS Indianapolis? Who has looked for it in the past?	3
Was kleptomania considered to be exclusively a disease of middle class women in the late 19th century?	3