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Was the Prophet Muhammed a Christian before he became a prophet?

166 upvotes • Both-Combination-589

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Why did the Illiad and odyssey take place over such long periods of time? Did the Greeks have an opinion about characters like Odysseus entering middle age and declining in physical prowess?

166 upvotes • theycallmeche

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How genuinely effective was the French Resistance?

166 upvotes • amerkanische_Frosch

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You sometimes hear,"People on their cellphones all the time are ruining society." What other, older technologies were accused of ruining society, breaching ettiquette, or corrupting youth?

166 upvotes • logantauranga

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What is the biggest potential "gamechanger" discovery or revalation that could be found in your field?

166 upvotes • SamsquamtchHunter

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Does anyone here have any information about "Natzweiler" Nazi Concentration camp in France? My father was a prisoner there his name was Wasyl Wladylo he was a member of the French Resistance.

166 upvotes • Justice824

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Friday AMA: China

166 upvotes • China_Panel

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Who was the first person to get shot and who was the first person shooter?

166 upvotes • ch00f

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Was the treatment of European Catholic immigrants to the US in the late 19th and early 20th century comparable to the way Americans treat Hispanics immigrants and Europeans treat Muslim immigrants today (with a lot of suspicion and discrimination)?

166 upvotes • smurfyjenkins

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Why have we stopped using battle ships in the navy?

166 upvotes • EdShea4

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was the Prophet Muhammed a Christian before he became a prophet?	166	Both-Combination-589
Why did the Illiad and odyssey take place over such long periods of time? Did the Greeks have an opinion about characters like Odysseus entering middle age and declining in physical prowess?	166	theycallmeche
How genuinely effective was the French Resistance?	166	amerkanische_Frosch
You sometimes hear,"People on their cellphones all the time are ruining society." What other, older technologies were accused of ruining society, breaching ettiquette, or corrupting youth?	166	logantauranga
What is the biggest potential "gamechanger" discovery or revalation that could be found in your field?	166	SamsquamtchHunter
Does anyone here have any information about "Natzweiler" Nazi Concentration camp in France? My father was a prisoner there his name was Wasyl Wladylo he was a member of the French Resistance.	166	Justice824
Friday AMA: China	166	China_Panel
Who was the first person to get shot and who was the first person shooter?	166	ch00f
Was the treatment of European Catholic immigrants to the US in the late 19th and early 20th century comparable to the way Americans treat Hispanics immigrants and Europeans treat Muslim immigrants today (with a lot of suspicion and discrimination)?	166	smurfyjenkins
Why have we stopped using battle ships in the navy?	166	EdShea4