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In the Asterix books, it is frequently stated that the only thing the Gaulish chiefs feared was the sky falling on their heads. Does this perception have any basis in reality? Where did it come from?

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In the 80s and early 90s, there was lot of handwringing in US media about how Japan was taking over the world economically. Was there anyone prominent who predicted what actually happened, where Japan's demographic bubble burst and office productivity fell off due to not embracing the internet?

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How was devolution actually able to happen in the UK (particularly Scotland and Wales)?

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These days, Girl Scout Cookie season is a huge event on the US calendar. How did that become such a thing, and how did those particular cookies become associated with the Girl Scouts?

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How did Mediterranean cultures react when they first encountered tides?

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How did Europe culturally process the massive increase in population and life expectancy during the 19th century?

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What was the state of music in France in the Baroque and Classical periods? Why have a relatively few number of French composers entered the Western canon of music from those periods, relative to Germany and Britain?

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What was the process to get to the Good Friday Agreement?

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In the Asterix books, it is frequently stated that the only thing the Gaulish chiefs feared was the sky falling on their heads. Does this perception have any basis in reality? Where did it come from?	210
In the 80s and early 90s, there was lot of handwringing in US media about how Japan was taking over the world economically. Was there anyone prominent who predicted what actually happened, where Japan's demographic bubble burst and office productivity fell off due to not embracing the internet?	15
How was devolution actually able to happen in the UK (particularly Scotland and Wales)?	7
These days, Girl Scout Cookie season is a huge event on the US calendar. How did that become such a thing, and how did those particular cookies become associated with the Girl Scouts?	7
How did Mediterranean cultures react when they first encountered tides?	5
How did Europe culturally process the massive increase in population and life expectancy during the 19th century?	2
What was the state of music in France in the Baroque and Classical periods? Why have a relatively few number of French composers entered the Western canon of music from those periods, relative to Germany and Britain?	2
What was the process to get to the Good Friday Agreement?	1