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It's 1856. I, a wealthy southern gentleman, want to send my younger son to the best university available. What are my options? What are my options if I don't want him associating with too many northerners?

182 upvotes • Canadairy

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in the 2001 BBC version of The Lost World there a scene where a palaeontologist and a priest get into an argument about the age of the Earth. I know it's existed since the 17th century, but was it at all common for Catholics to believe in young earth creationism in 1912?

182 upvotes • grapp

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During the height of the Cathar movement, what were gender relations like among the Cather Christians? Did their theology translate into women having a more equal status in society?

182 upvotes • TheTallestOfTopHats

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The trope of a Native American burial ground turns up often enough in American horror fiction, but does it have counterparts in other places and times? Did Roman horror fiction writers describe Gaulish or Etruscan burial grounds, for instance?

182 upvotes • TriceraTiger

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Mexico's offer to sell 3 States to US during Reagan

182 upvotes • MidnightRider3000

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In Norse mythology, is Valhalla (and its counterpart in the goddess Freyja’s field) for all warriors who died in battle regardless of religious leaning, or was it only for Nordic warriors who died in battle?

182 upvotes • i_owe_them13

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Are there any modern recreational drugs that could have been synthesized in Europe between 1000-1500CE, with the knowledge we have today?

182 upvotes • flusterstorms

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Why did Somalia fall apart in 1991?

182 upvotes • fiftythreestudio

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I have read as an aside that the Aztecs and the Inca, previously unfamiliar with horses, did fairly quickly find ways to counter the Spanish use of them. Is this correct? And if so, what tactics or technology did they use?

182 upvotes • StephenIrelandsGran

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In Chernobyl TV series, they said that without heat exchanger there would be an explosion making Ukraina and Belarus inhabitable for 100 years. Was it based on actual predictions and was it just movie fiction and the explosion wouldn't be that damaging?

182 upvotes • Armauer

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It's 1856. I, a wealthy southern gentleman, want to send my younger son to the best university available. What are my options? What are my options if I don't want him associating with too many northerners?	182	Canadairy
in the 2001 BBC version of The Lost World there a scene where a palaeontologist and a priest get into an argument about the age of the Earth. I know it's existed since the 17th century, but was it at all common for Catholics to believe in young earth creationism in 1912?	182	grapp
During the height of the Cathar movement, what were gender relations like among the Cather Christians? Did their theology translate into women having a more equal status in society?	182	TheTallestOfTopHats
The trope of a Native American burial ground turns up often enough in American horror fiction, but does it have counterparts in other places and times? Did Roman horror fiction writers describe Gaulish or Etruscan burial grounds, for instance?	182	TriceraTiger
Mexico's offer to sell 3 States to US during Reagan	182	MidnightRider3000
In Norse mythology, is Valhalla (and its counterpart in the goddess Freyja’s field) for all warriors who died in battle regardless of religious leaning, or was it only for Nordic warriors who died in battle?	182	i_owe_them13
Are there any modern recreational drugs that could have been synthesized in Europe between 1000-1500CE, with the knowledge we have today?	182	flusterstorms
Why did Somalia fall apart in 1991?	182	fiftythreestudio
I have read as an aside that the Aztecs and the Inca, previously unfamiliar with horses, did fairly quickly find ways to counter the Spanish use of them. Is this correct? And if so, what tactics or technology did they use?	182	StephenIrelandsGran
In Chernobyl TV series, they said that without heat exchanger there would be an explosion making Ukraina and Belarus inhabitable for 100 years. Was it based on actual predictions and was it just movie fiction and the explosion wouldn't be that damaging?	182	Armauer