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

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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've just learned about William Brown, "a black woman who spent at least twelve years on British warships." Would she have seen action during the War of 1812?

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What was Bill Clinton's legacy in Haiti? There are some Haitian expats in Florida who really don't like Hillary because of... past things. What are those things?

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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
When were "illegal immigrants" invented in the U.S.? There was a time when anyone could arrive and settle, no questions asked, right?	213
Did Winston Churchill ... you know... with a pig? Did John Major? Did Margaret Thatcher?	195
The DUP just became an important party in the UK. During the Troubles, were they literally terrorists?	101
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
What's the oldest city that has "New" in its name? (And what happened to the "old" place it was named for?)	78
What's the strangest thing people believed about Antarctica before the continent was explored?	38
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
I've just learned about William Brown, "a black woman who spent at least twelve years on British warships." Would she have seen action during the War of 1812?	26
What was Bill Clinton's legacy in Haiti? There are some Haitian expats in Florida who really don't like Hillary because of... past things. What are those things?	23