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When did witchcraft stop being an offense that met with corporeal or capital punishment in the majority of the Christian world? When did the majority of the laity stop perceiving it as a credible threat?

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Radio, television, and the Internet have given a thunderous voice to people who don't have much to say. What about the early days of the printing press? What did the signal/noise ratio look like?

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I know no one else was in the Room Where It Happened, but is Thomas Jefferson's account (and Lin-Manuel Miranda's retelling) of the Compromise of 1790 fair?

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Was hypnosis popularized as a form of therapy or a novelty?

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Was there an African 'Noble Savage?'

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What was a typical university core curriculum ca. 1670-1710?

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Was gang violence cited as a reason to end Prohibition?

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Did things like eisegesis, exegesis, etc., prevalent in transcribing religious texts by hand, carry over to the printing press? Did the speed of dissemination make it easier or harder to preserve the integrity of, say, Martin Luther's translation of the Bible?

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In 1972, did local parishes or diocese of the Catholic Church have a policy for dealing with someone requesting an exorcism? What about after the release of The Exorcist? Was there a rise in exorcism requests? Did policy change to deal with it? Is there even an actual policy?

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Was the general public reaction to the footage of the Rodney King beating polarized? I mean before the trial and subsequent riots.

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When did witchcraft stop being an offense that met with corporeal or capital punishment in the majority of the Christian world? When did the majority of the laity stop perceiving it as a credible threat?	2
Radio, television, and the Internet have given a thunderous voice to people who don't have much to say. What about the early days of the printing press? What did the signal/noise ratio look like?	2
I know no one else was in the Room Where It Happened, but is Thomas Jefferson's account (and Lin-Manuel Miranda's retelling) of the Compromise of 1790 fair?	2
Was hypnosis popularized as a form of therapy or a novelty?	2
Was there an African 'Noble Savage?'	2
What was a typical university core curriculum ca. 1670-1710?	2
Was gang violence cited as a reason to end Prohibition?	2
Did things like eisegesis, exegesis, etc., prevalent in transcribing religious texts by hand, carry over to the printing press? Did the speed of dissemination make it easier or harder to preserve the integrity of, say, Martin Luther's translation of the Bible?	2
In 1972, did local parishes or diocese of the Catholic Church have a policy for dealing with someone requesting an exorcism? What about after the release of The Exorcist? Was there a rise in exorcism requests? Did policy change to deal with it? Is there even an actual policy?	2
Was the general public reaction to the footage of the Rodney King beating polarized? I mean before the trial and subsequent riots.	2