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Chronology of Jesus life. Do real historians take it seriously?

255 upvotes • kochampiwerko

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When did the Austrians start to create their own identity? When did they start to not consider themselves german anymore?

255 upvotes • qayre

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How and when did the stereotypical French maid outfit become a fetish in the West and a staple of Lolita fashion in Japan?

255 upvotes • Shockh

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What happened to the Soviet POWs who were forcibly repatriated to the USSR by the Western Allies?

255 upvotes • EmperorSomeone

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What is the origin of the rimshot/ sting/ ba dum tsss in association with jokes?

255 upvotes • pdxpython

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Why did coastal parts of West Africa never take off as vacation hubs in the same way the Caribbean has?

255 upvotes • 3kool5you

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The pre-Roman Volsci people drained the Pontine Marshes with canals to create fertile farmland, but after the Roman conquest the Pontine area returned to swampland. Julius Caesar and many other wealthy Romans tried to redrain the marshes but failed. Why couldn't they get the job done?

255 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Why is it so hard to find modern photographs of Cape Guardafui?

255 upvotes • aniiposts

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30 pieces of silver seems to be a rather small sum to betray a close friend as Judas did, was it considered a substantial sum at the time?

255 upvotes • SH9001

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Historically, have we ever hit a "peak oil" like situation with other commodities? What should we expect?

255 upvotes • Oodava

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Chronology of Jesus life. Do real historians take it seriously?	255	kochampiwerko
When did the Austrians start to create their own identity? When did they start to not consider themselves german anymore?	255	qayre
How and when did the stereotypical French maid outfit become a fetish in the West and a staple of Lolita fashion in Japan?	255	Shockh
What happened to the Soviet POWs who were forcibly repatriated to the USSR by the Western Allies?	255	EmperorSomeone
What is the origin of the rimshot/ sting/ ba dum tsss in association with jokes?	255	pdxpython
Why did coastal parts of West Africa never take off as vacation hubs in the same way the Caribbean has?	255	3kool5you
The pre-Roman Volsci people drained the Pontine Marshes with canals to create fertile farmland, but after the Roman conquest the Pontine area returned to swampland. Julius Caesar and many other wealthy Romans tried to redrain the marshes but failed. Why couldn't they get the job done?	255	RusticBohemian
Why is it so hard to find modern photographs of Cape Guardafui?	255	aniiposts
30 pieces of silver seems to be a rather small sum to betray a close friend as Judas did, was it considered a substantial sum at the time?	255	SH9001
Historically, have we ever hit a "peak oil" like situation with other commodities? What should we expect?	255	Oodava