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Why Exactly did the Church of the east vanish from China, Mongolia, India, Central Asia and most of Persia

357 upvotes • Pecuthegreat

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When did it stop being difficult to be an atheist in Europe?

357 upvotes • Taiwanderful

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How did Stalin, who might well consider himself vulnerable during medical procedures, tend to handle relations with his health and physicians? Was there a marked suspicion of doctors and procedures, or was he able to find individuals whom he trusted?

357 upvotes • Snigaroo

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I am an African-American Male sharecropper in South Carolina in the 1930s, what obstacles would I face to migrate up North to Harlem?

357 upvotes • psychgirl88

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How common was the name Jesus before Jesus Christ?

357 upvotes • WalterDelamere

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Historians of Reddit that studied at a university, is getting a degree in History worth it?

357 upvotes • Dareptor

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It is 500 BC. I am a carpenter who wants to move from Lesbos to Athens to start a new life. Upon my arrival, how do I start? Is there paperwork involved? How do I find a house to buy? How do I establish myself in the community?

357 upvotes • i_hate_kitten

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Did women in the 18th century know how to dye their eyes?

357 upvotes • CCxPizzaHut

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Abraham Lincoln reportedly expressed a desire to visit the Holy Land prior to his assassination. How easy (or not) would it have been for him to do so as a sitting or former President of the United States? What were Ottoman-American relations like in the late 19th century, if they existed at all?

357 upvotes • kingoftheplastics

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How bad a problem was inbreeding among European nobility between 1000 and 1800? Are there any other cases as bad as Charles II of Spain, or was he an extreme outlier?

356 upvotes • CrosseyedAndPainless

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why Exactly did the Church of the east vanish from China, Mongolia, India, Central Asia and most of Persia	357	Pecuthegreat
When did it stop being difficult to be an atheist in Europe?	357	Taiwanderful
How did Stalin, who might well consider himself vulnerable during medical procedures, tend to handle relations with his health and physicians? Was there a marked suspicion of doctors and procedures, or was he able to find individuals whom he trusted?	357	Snigaroo
I am an African-American Male sharecropper in South Carolina in the 1930s, what obstacles would I face to migrate up North to Harlem?	357	psychgirl88
How common was the name Jesus before Jesus Christ?	357	WalterDelamere
Historians of Reddit that studied at a university, is getting a degree in History worth it?	357	Dareptor
It is 500 BC. I am a carpenter who wants to move from Lesbos to Athens to start a new life. Upon my arrival, how do I start? Is there paperwork involved? How do I find a house to buy? How do I establish myself in the community?	357	i_hate_kitten
Did women in the 18th century know how to dye their eyes?	357	CCxPizzaHut
Abraham Lincoln reportedly expressed a desire to visit the Holy Land prior to his assassination. How easy (or not) would it have been for him to do so as a sitting or former President of the United States? What were Ottoman-American relations like in the late 19th century, if they existed at all?	357	kingoftheplastics
How bad a problem was inbreeding among European nobility between 1000 and 1800? Are there any other cases as bad as Charles II of Spain, or was he an extreme outlier?	356	CrosseyedAndPainless