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Can anyone expound on when the idea of hell was first popularized and whether or not the bible specifically talks about it?

143 upvotes • Jaralto

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What did Romans think about Roman mythology after becoming Christian nation?

143 upvotes • sumit24021990

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How come that Skyscrapers and similar high-density highrises are so dominant in the skylines of East Coast US cities (like NYC, Chicago and Pittsburgh) but not further out West like in Dallas, LA or San Francisco?

143 upvotes • Magic_Medic3

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1980-90s American sitcoms had a trope of conservative children rebelling against their hippie parents (as seen in Family Ties and Clarissa Explains It All). Was this phenomenon common in real life, or did it just stick in pop culture as a funny reversal of the expected parents-children dynamic?

143 upvotes • JJVMT

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What were the suicide rates in the Middle Ages?

143 upvotes • EvanMacIan

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Joan of Arc - how much of her story is pure legend?

143 upvotes • pezz29

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Why does the new year start 10 days after the solstice?

143 upvotes • Onite44

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Historians, the Titanic seems to get all shipwreck interest and romanticization. What are some other interesting shipwreck stories that people should know about?

143 upvotes • [deleted]

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How did non Latin based languages like German, English and Swedish end up using the Latin Alphabet?

143 upvotes • SlyRatchet

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Were the Europeans stunned to find Christianity in places like Ethiopia and Eritrea?

143 upvotes • alpharabbit

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Can anyone expound on when the idea of hell was first popularized and whether or not the bible specifically talks about it?	143	Jaralto
What did Romans think about Roman mythology after becoming Christian nation?	143	sumit24021990
How come that Skyscrapers and similar high-density highrises are so dominant in the skylines of East Coast US cities (like NYC, Chicago and Pittsburgh) but not further out West like in Dallas, LA or San Francisco?	143	Magic_Medic3
1980-90s American sitcoms had a trope of conservative children rebelling against their hippie parents (as seen in Family Ties and Clarissa Explains It All). Was this phenomenon common in real life, or did it just stick in pop culture as a funny reversal of the expected parents-children dynamic?	143	JJVMT
What were the suicide rates in the Middle Ages?	143	EvanMacIan
Joan of Arc - how much of her story is pure legend?	143	pezz29
Why does the new year start 10 days after the solstice?	143	Onite44
Historians, the Titanic seems to get all shipwreck interest and romanticization. What are some other interesting shipwreck stories that people should know about?	143	[deleted]
How did non Latin based languages like German, English and Swedish end up using the Latin Alphabet?	143	SlyRatchet
Were the Europeans stunned to find Christianity in places like Ethiopia and Eritrea?	143	alpharabbit