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What popular Christmas traditions haven't survived to the modern day?

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What caused the sudden popularity of science fiction media in the 1950s, and why did so many of these films seem to feature "technology/science gone wrong" scenarios, such as alien invasions? Did it have anything to do with the atomic bomb being invented years before?

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How did the military tactics of the Roman Empire compare with those of a Medieval European Army?

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Was there a native Basque religion that survived in the region, much like the language has? If so, what happened to it?

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How did the Romans come to copy most Greek mythology? To what extent did they copy?

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What was the reaction of the average English person when Henry VIII broke away from the Church?

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In the Catholic Church, today is the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. How historically accurate is the popular conception of St. Francis (being a lover of nature, opening interfaith dialogue, etc.)?

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Has there ever been an instance where something was widely believed to be a scientific impossibility which, with later advances in understanding, turned out to be possible and was achieved?

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What were the procedures for handling the concentrated host in the Western Church during the Middle Ages? What type of bread was used?

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Why did the Confederate constitution also prohibit the slave trade?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What popular Christmas traditions haven't survived to the modern day?	2992
What caused the sudden popularity of science fiction media in the 1950s, and why did so many of these films seem to feature "technology/science gone wrong" scenarios, such as alien invasions? Did it have anything to do with the atomic bomb being invented years before?	67
How did the military tactics of the Roman Empire compare with those of a Medieval European Army?	29
Was there a native Basque religion that survived in the region, much like the language has? If so, what happened to it?	20
How did the Romans come to copy most Greek mythology? To what extent did they copy?	9
What was the reaction of the average English person when Henry VIII broke away from the Church?	8
In the Catholic Church, today is the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. How historically accurate is the popular conception of St. Francis (being a lover of nature, opening interfaith dialogue, etc.)?	8
Has there ever been an instance where something was widely believed to be a scientific impossibility which, with later advances in understanding, turned out to be possible and was achieved?	3
What were the procedures for handling the concentrated host in the Western Church during the Middle Ages? What type of bread was used?	2
Why did the Confederate constitution also prohibit the slave trade?	1