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Deism and certain principles associated with it seems to have had great sway among figures commonly known to Americans as the Founding Fathers. What was the opinion of the public, if any, on the faith of those leading their country during this time?

141 upvotes • godminnette2

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Did Margaret Thatcher fund illegal paramilitary death squads in Northern Ireland?

141 upvotes • notaburneraccount

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How did China portray the collapse of the Soviet Union to its populace?

141 upvotes • Nero_Claudius_Caesar

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Was there any blacklash from the Christian community when the X-men (God Loves, Man Kills) had a televangelist villain (William Stryker) in 1982?

141 upvotes • facadesintheday

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What was used to make boot soles before rubber?

141 upvotes • Herr_Gutenberg

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Sources state that Alexander the Great’s army mutinied at the Hypasis (Beas) River. After giving in to their demands to return home, Alexander erected “Colossal Altars”. Are there any remains of these today?

141 upvotes • MrSm0000th

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Why did the Czech Republic and Slovakia join in the first place?

141 upvotes • dr-bepis

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Why is Welsh Culture more firmly integrated into British culture than Scottish

141 upvotes • jthomp72

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Why do a lot of old films and cartoons depict that villain tying a woman to the railroad tracks?

141 upvotes • HairyHorseKnuckles

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Is there a consensus on why large scale public housing projects, created with the intent to improve the lives of their residents, such as Pruitt-Igoe in St Louis or Cabrini–Green in Chicago, failed? How has this impacted city planning?

141 upvotes • td4999

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Deism and certain principles associated with it seems to have had great sway among figures commonly known to Americans as the Founding Fathers. What was the opinion of the public, if any, on the faith of those leading their country during this time?	141	godminnette2
Did Margaret Thatcher fund illegal paramilitary death squads in Northern Ireland?	141	notaburneraccount
How did China portray the collapse of the Soviet Union to its populace?	141	Nero_Claudius_Caesar
Was there any blacklash from the Christian community when the X-men (God Loves, Man Kills) had a televangelist villain (William Stryker) in 1982?	141	facadesintheday
What was used to make boot soles before rubber?	141	Herr_Gutenberg
Sources state that Alexander the Great’s army mutinied at the Hypasis (Beas) River. After giving in to their demands to return home, Alexander erected “Colossal Altars”. Are there any remains of these today?	141	MrSm0000th
Why did the Czech Republic and Slovakia join in the first place?	141	dr-bepis
Why is Welsh Culture more firmly integrated into British culture than Scottish	141	jthomp72
Why do a lot of old films and cartoons depict that villain tying a woman to the railroad tracks?	141	HairyHorseKnuckles
Is there a consensus on why large scale public housing projects, created with the intent to improve the lives of their residents, such as Pruitt-Igoe in St Louis or Cabrini–Green in Chicago, failed? How has this impacted city planning?	141	td4999