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I'd like to remember the REAL reason for the season... so how can my family celebrate a thoroughly authentic Saturnalia? (Or, for that matter, Yule?)

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When were "illegal immigrants" invented in the U.S.? There was a time when anyone could arrive and settle, no questions asked, right?

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Did Winston Churchill ... you know... with a pig? Did John Major? Did Margaret Thatcher?

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The DUP just became an important party in the UK. During the Troubles, were they literally terrorists?

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Sen. Chuck Grassley said in an interview: "Remember, everybody thought Reagan was going to take us down to defeat in 1980." How accurate is his recollection?

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What's the oldest city that has "New" in its name? (And what happened to the "old" place it was named for?)

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How long will PVC pipes last? (This is both a chemistry and an archaeology question.)

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What's the strangest thing people believed about Antarctica before the continent was explored?

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Can server farms use their waste heat to generate electricity for themselves?

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The UK joined the Common Market (the precursor to the EU) in 1973. How did that change things? What did that do to the economy? How did it affect the culture?

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I'd like to remember the REAL reason for the season... so how can my family celebrate a thoroughly authentic Saturnalia? (Or, for that matter, Yule?)	615	AskHistorians
When were "illegal immigrants" invented in the U.S.? There was a time when anyone could arrive and settle, no questions asked, right?	213	AskHistorians
Did Winston Churchill ... you know... with a pig? Did John Major? Did Margaret Thatcher?	195	AskHistorians
The DUP just became an important party in the UK. During the Troubles, were they literally terrorists?	101	AskHistorians
Sen. Chuck Grassley said in an interview: "Remember, everybody thought Reagan was going to take us down to defeat in 1980." How accurate is his recollection?	92	AskHistorians
What's the oldest city that has "New" in its name? (And what happened to the "old" place it was named for?)	78	AskHistorians
How long will PVC pipes last? (This is both a chemistry and an archaeology question.)	62	askscience
What's the strangest thing people believed about Antarctica before the continent was explored?	38	AskHistorians
Can server farms use their waste heat to generate electricity for themselves?	35	askscience
The UK joined the Common Market (the precursor to the EU) in 1973. How did that change things? What did that do to the economy? How did it affect the culture?	29	AskHistorians