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What are the origins of Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny? How did they spread? Were they popularized to consciously secularize religious holidays?

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What consequences did collaborators with the Vichy government face in France after the second world war?

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What are the origins of the Lady Godiva story?

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For a guy with a generally benign reputation in office long ago, Woodrow Wilson provokes fierce criticism, including charges (promoted spying on your neighbors, was relatively pro-kkk, and was eager to jump into the Great War, unnecessarily) that sound very un-American. How fair are his critics?

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What's the origin of the "Nero plays the fiddle while Rome burns" myth? Is there any truth to it?

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How insulated from the horrors of the world wars did Switzerland's neutrality make them? How were they still affected?

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Was Hitler a vegetarian on ethical grounds?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What are the origins of Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny? How did they spread? Were they popularized to consciously secularize religious holidays?	3
What consequences did collaborators with the Vichy government face in France after the second world war?	2
What are the origins of the Lady Godiva story?	2
For a guy with a generally benign reputation in office long ago, Woodrow Wilson provokes fierce criticism, including charges (promoted spying on your neighbors, was relatively pro-kkk, and was eager to jump into the Great War, unnecessarily) that sound very un-American. How fair are his critics?	2
What's the origin of the "Nero plays the fiddle while Rome burns" myth? Is there any truth to it?	1
How insulated from the horrors of the world wars did Switzerland's neutrality make them? How were they still affected?	1
Was Hitler a vegetarian on ethical grounds?	0