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What historical evidence is there that Biblical wine was (or wasn't) alcoholic in content, or that it was actually grape juice as many christian denominations claim?

206 upvotes • nemo_meursault

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Why do so many American rivers keep a native name, while other geological features (like mountains) usually have European names?

206 upvotes • Bteatesthighlander1

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Can someone tell me about the Tulsa race riots and Black Wall Street?

206 upvotes • Fenzito

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How come Dutch isn't spoken in Indonesia while English, French and Portugese is in their former colonies?

206 upvotes • NoWingedHussarsToday

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Why are there no depictions of Jesus from when he was alive? Are there any descriptions of his appearance?

206 upvotes • Help----me----please

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I found a paper certificate in an old Bible (1800's) for the release of a child from an asylum. Can anyone can have a look and tell me what I have here. I've included an article I found on Google relating to the person and asylum.

206 upvotes • acedannyace

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Why did Europeans never used terrace farming on a large scale?

206 upvotes • WAGRAMWAGRAM

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I visited an insane asylum recently and the tour guide said that women who were committed by their husbands could only be released by their husbands - so if he died while she was in there, she was doomed to stay.

206 upvotes • mother_o_kittens

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From the Nuremberg trials onward, many former Nazis were tried and found responsible for extermination of Jews, Poles, Jehovah's Witnesses, and other groups. But has anyone ever been brought to justice specifically for the murders of thousands of homosexuals by the Third Reich?

206 upvotes • TheUprooted

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Did the Nazi State ever draw an strategy on how to “communicate”, in case of victory in the War, what had happened with the Jews?

206 upvotes • Albasilbr

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What historical evidence is there that Biblical wine was (or wasn't) alcoholic in content, or that it was actually grape juice as many christian denominations claim?	206	nemo_meursault
Why do so many American rivers keep a native name, while other geological features (like mountains) usually have European names?	206	Bteatesthighlander1
Can someone tell me about the Tulsa race riots and Black Wall Street?	206	Fenzito
How come Dutch isn't spoken in Indonesia while English, French and Portugese is in their former colonies?	206	NoWingedHussarsToday
Why are there no depictions of Jesus from when he was alive? Are there any descriptions of his appearance?	206	Help----me----please
I found a paper certificate in an old Bible (1800's) for the release of a child from an asylum. Can anyone can have a look and tell me what I have here. I've included an article I found on Google relating to the person and asylum.	206	acedannyace
Why did Europeans never used terrace farming on a large scale?	206	WAGRAMWAGRAM
I visited an insane asylum recently and the tour guide said that women who were committed by their husbands could only be released by their husbands - so if he died while she was in there, she was doomed to stay.	206	mother_o_kittens
From the Nuremberg trials onward, many former Nazis were tried and found responsible for extermination of Jews, Poles, Jehovah's Witnesses, and other groups. But has anyone ever been brought to justice specifically for the murders of thousands of homosexuals by the Third Reich?	206	TheUprooted
Did the Nazi State ever draw an strategy on how to “communicate”, in case of victory in the War, what had happened with the Jews?	206	Albasilbr