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What is the origin of the "last meal" request before someone is executed under the death penalty?

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Is there any historical evidence that “Jubilee” years (periodic widespread debt forgiveness) discussed in the Bible actually took place?

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If you lived in East Germany and the Stasi approached you to become an informant, what would happen if you refused?

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What is the origin of the "last meal" request before someone is executed under the death penalty?	158
Is there any historical evidence that “Jubilee” years (periodic widespread debt forgiveness) discussed in the Bible actually took place?	114
If you lived in East Germany and the Stasi approached you to become an informant, what would happen if you refused?	10