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Why was Michelangelo able to depict God in his works in the Sistine Chapel?

186 upvotes • Gillifrids

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Do we have any actual records about the supposed Operation Tamarisk, during which Western agents starved Soviets of toilet paper, thus making them use documents to wipe their butts and later retrieving these soiled documents from garbage bins?

186 upvotes • LukeInTheSkyWith

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Why was it that Ireland played such a large part in Christianizing England and the rest of Continental Europe?

186 upvotes • ChewiestBroom

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were prostitutes in Rome sex slaves owned by their brothel, independent works, or did it vary?

186 upvotes • grapp

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Why is George Washington portrayed as more of a pragmatist whereas all of the other founders are largely seen as scholars and ideologues?

186 upvotes • LiveAndLetTrade

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Was Margaret Murray's "Witch-Cult" hypothesis ever widely accepted by historians or was its prominence only due to Gerald Gardener's use of it in crafting Wicca?

186 upvotes • mrpeabodyscoaltrain

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In 1919, the US prohibited alcohol. How did the rest of the world react? Have any other Western countries banned alcohol for an extended period of time?

186 upvotes • Vladith

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How come China didn't take more land from India in the 1962 Sino-Indian war? Was India successful in their defence or did they think they would have done better? Why didn't the war drag on?

186 upvotes • Like_20_Wizards

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Did average Indian know that Indira Gandhi had no blood ties with Mahatma Gandhi?

186 upvotes • not-amalia-rodrigues

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How did the bronze age trade in Tin etc actually work?

186 upvotes • fishymcgee

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why was Michelangelo able to depict God in his works in the Sistine Chapel?	186	Gillifrids
Do we have any actual records about the supposed Operation Tamarisk, during which Western agents starved Soviets of toilet paper, thus making them use documents to wipe their butts and later retrieving these soiled documents from garbage bins?	186	LukeInTheSkyWith
Why was it that Ireland played such a large part in Christianizing England and the rest of Continental Europe?	186	ChewiestBroom
were prostitutes in Rome sex slaves owned by their brothel, independent works, or did it vary?	186	grapp
Why is George Washington portrayed as more of a pragmatist whereas all of the other founders are largely seen as scholars and ideologues?	186	LiveAndLetTrade
Was Margaret Murray's "Witch-Cult" hypothesis ever widely accepted by historians or was its prominence only due to Gerald Gardener's use of it in crafting Wicca?	186	mrpeabodyscoaltrain
In 1919, the US prohibited alcohol. How did the rest of the world react? Have any other Western countries banned alcohol for an extended period of time?	186	Vladith
How come China didn't take more land from India in the 1962 Sino-Indian war? Was India successful in their defence or did they think they would have done better? Why didn't the war drag on?	186	Like_20_Wizards
Did average Indian know that Indira Gandhi had no blood ties with Mahatma Gandhi?	186	not-amalia-rodrigues
How did the bronze age trade in Tin etc actually work?	186	fishymcgee