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Thomas Jefferson famously authored a version of the Bible with the moral teachings of Jesus of Nazareth while removing references to all miracles. Jefferson was highly critical of Paul the Apostle, calling him the "first corrupter of the doctrines of Jesus." Why did he think that?

230 upvotes • EstebanTrabajos

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Was there comedy in Nazi Germany? What were the Nazis thoughts and attitudes towards comedy , particularly in cinema?

230 upvotes • Pakse118

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How was wealth kept secure before banks?

230 upvotes • PaulBlartSmallCock

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Portrayal of Zhukov in "Death of Stlain"

230 upvotes • DonaldFDraper

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What was Lafayette's reaction when he found out that America will not keep their promise to help the French people, especially since Hamilton was the one who convinced George Washington to do so?

230 upvotes • zSuperMonky

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Did Caesar really give Cleopatra the nickname “golden mouth” for her oral sex skills? NSFW

230 upvotes • SumDux

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Why are the Julian calendar month names all named after Roman gods/emperors but the days of the week are all variants of Norse gods?

230 upvotes • The_Arkham_AP_Clerk

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When the Qing dynasty was replaced by the Republic of China and then the People’s Republic of China, were the contracts of Kowloon (Hong Kong) being leased for 99 years to the British ever considered in a grey area, since it was technically the Qing emperor who owned the leases?

230 upvotes • lorenzomofo

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How fluent were 19th-Century Polyglots?

230 upvotes • Billbobjr123

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Huey Newton gave a famous gay rights speech in 1970, defending their struggles for equality. To what extent did the Black Panthers support LGBT rights?

230 upvotes • TinyDKR

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Thomas Jefferson famously authored a version of the Bible with the moral teachings of Jesus of Nazareth while removing references to all miracles. Jefferson was highly critical of Paul the Apostle, calling him the "first corrupter of the doctrines of Jesus." Why did he think that?	230	EstebanTrabajos
Was there comedy in Nazi Germany? What were the Nazis thoughts and attitudes towards comedy , particularly in cinema?	230	Pakse118
How was wealth kept secure before banks?	230	PaulBlartSmallCock
Portrayal of Zhukov in "Death of Stlain"	230	DonaldFDraper
What was Lafayette's reaction when he found out that America will not keep their promise to help the French people, especially since Hamilton was the one who convinced George Washington to do so?	230	zSuperMonky
Did Caesar really give Cleopatra the nickname “golden mouth” for her oral sex skills? NSFW	230	SumDux
Why are the Julian calendar month names all named after Roman gods/emperors but the days of the week are all variants of Norse gods?	230	The_Arkham_AP_Clerk
When the Qing dynasty was replaced by the Republic of China and then the People’s Republic of China, were the contracts of Kowloon (Hong Kong) being leased for 99 years to the British ever considered in a grey area, since it was technically the Qing emperor who owned the leases?	230	lorenzomofo
How fluent were 19th-Century Polyglots?	230	Billbobjr123
Huey Newton gave a famous gay rights speech in 1970, defending their struggles for equality. To what extent did the Black Panthers support LGBT rights?	230	TinyDKR