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In Connections3, James Burke attributes the schism between the Eastern Orthodox church and the Catholic church to one word (filioque). Is this an overstatement? What were the origins of the split?	15
The US Constitution allows for amendments to either be proposed by the Congress, or by a national convention. Has the second option ever happened, or been seriously considered? If so, what promoted it? If not, what were the founders anticipating that didn't come to pass?	14
Crassius famously amassed some of his fortune by buying burning buildings at highly discounted prices, at which point his privately funded fire brigade would put the fire out. Did this prompt any consideration of adopting a public fire department?	14
How did the transition from the message of the New Testament being a serious threat to the existing social order, to where it largely reinforced it, occur?	14
Stephen Collins Foster towers over his 19th century contemporaries in the enduring popularity of his songs; was his genius recognized at the time? Was his songwriting something he could make a living off of? How is it that so much of his work has been preserved?	14
Do we know if any of the original letters of the New Testament survived into modern times?	14
Bretton Woods seems to have played a major role in establishing the international order of the second half of the 20th century into the 21st; what would be a recommended reading list for the changes it made and their impact?	14
Did word of the black death precede the spread of the black death through Europe? Were any precautions taken to lessen its impact, and did any of them work?	14
When and why were King John and Richard the Lionheart added to the Robin Hood myth?	14
Spartan culture was admired by the rest of the Greek people; how dependent was it on the subjugation of the Helots? Were the Helots indigenous to Sparta?	14

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