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When did the idea that Ancient Rome was "degenerate" (obsessed with orgies, effeminate, embracing of homosexuality, etc) originate?

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When did an Oxbridge education stop being mainly a pathway to ordination, and become about secular scholarship? Were other ancient European universities as closely tied to the priesthood/ministry?

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How widely used was the French Revolutionary Calendar?

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How did chopsticks become the default eating utensil in China?

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Would World War One have happened if Gavrilo Princip had not successfully assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

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What is the origin of the "Summer Jam"?

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When did the idea that Ancient Rome was "degenerate" (obsessed with orgies, effeminate, embracing of homosexuality, etc) originate?	220
When did an Oxbridge education stop being mainly a pathway to ordination, and become about secular scholarship? Were other ancient European universities as closely tied to the priesthood/ministry?	32
How widely used was the French Revolutionary Calendar?	14
How did chopsticks become the default eating utensil in China?	5
Would World War One have happened if Gavrilo Princip had not successfully assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand?	4
What is the origin of the "Summer Jam"?	0