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When did the trend start of abbreviating things that start with "ex" as "X" come from?

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Has the saying/prophecy that "those who forget history are doomed to repeat it" ever actually come true?

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Did the word "idiot" used to be more offensive than it is now?

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What did people think the earth looked like from space before we sent satellites and people up there to take pictures?

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Has there ever been a case of a criminal intentionally committing more crimes to get executed or asking for the death penalty instead of life imprisonment for the crimes they did commit?

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Where did slaves in the antebellum US get food?

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In sci-fi and fantasy, swords often inflict more damage than guns. Was there ever a time in history when this was true?

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Why don't English letters have spelled out forms like, say, Greek letters do?

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In the play R.U.R. which coined the word "robot", the robots were organic, not mechanical. How did "robot" come to mean a mechanical being?

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If George Washington had been elected "king" of the US instead of "president", would he have been King George I or King George IV?

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When did the trend start of abbreviating things that start with "ex" as "X" come from?	2
Has the saying/prophecy that "those who forget history are doomed to repeat it" ever actually come true?	1
Did the word "idiot" used to be more offensive than it is now?	1
What did people think the earth looked like from space before we sent satellites and people up there to take pictures?	1
Has there ever been a case of a criminal intentionally committing more crimes to get executed or asking for the death penalty instead of life imprisonment for the crimes they did commit?	1
Where did slaves in the antebellum US get food?	1
In sci-fi and fantasy, swords often inflict more damage than guns. Was there ever a time in history when this was true?	0
Why don't English letters have spelled out forms like, say, Greek letters do?	0
In the play R.U.R. which coined the word "robot", the robots were organic, not mechanical. How did "robot" come to mean a mechanical being?	0
If George Washington had been elected "king" of the US instead of "president", would he have been King George I or King George IV?	0