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When did people start dressing as non-monsters for Halloween? How did this become popular?

165 upvotes • nil_von_9wo

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Tuesday Trivia: In medieval Europe, Hanukkah was celebrated like Purim: a chance to eat all the fried foods and drink the really good wine. Tell me about non-Christian holiday celebrations in your era!

165 upvotes • sunagainstgold

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Atatürk reformed and secularized Turkey. He changed many things to differentiate the new Turkish republic from the fallen Ottoman empire. He, for example, changed the alphabet, abolished the Caliphate, etc. Why did he stick with the obviously non-secular Ottoman flag, then?

165 upvotes • Cavie_lemon

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Before Christianisation of Europe, what were some common names?

165 upvotes • dude_so_hungry

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READ THESE TOP SAMURAI DEATH POEMS AND TELL ME NUMBER FIVE DOESN'T BLOW YOUR MIND!

165 upvotes • Iphikrates

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Was the plain green flag of Libya met with ridicule when it was introduced? Did any of Gaddafi's advisers suggest another design?

165 upvotes • [deleted]

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In "The Man Who Would be King", the people of Kafiristan are depicted worshipping Alexander as a demigod. How accurate is this? Do we have any historical evidence of some people worshipping Alexander as a god in South Asia?

165 upvotes • enlightendark

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Were African colonies money sinks for European governments? Were there African colonies that actually brought money? What exactly made them unprofitable?

165 upvotes • Kerkinitis

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In Train to Busan, two elderly women are watching what appears to be a riot on TV and one mentions that in the "old days" the rioters would have been "reeducated". Were re-education camps ever a thing in South Korea?

165 upvotes • Dinocrocodile

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Of the top twenty tallest statues in the world, eighteen of them are of Buddhist figures. What prompted Buddhist peoples to produce such vast statues?

165 upvotes • Rob-With-One-B

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When did people start dressing as non-monsters for Halloween? How did this become popular?	165	nil_von_9wo
Tuesday Trivia: In medieval Europe, Hanukkah was celebrated like Purim: a chance to eat all the fried foods and drink the really good wine. Tell me about non-Christian holiday celebrations in your era!	165	sunagainstgold
Atatürk reformed and secularized Turkey. He changed many things to differentiate the new Turkish republic from the fallen Ottoman empire. He, for example, changed the alphabet, abolished the Caliphate, etc. Why did he stick with the obviously non-secular Ottoman flag, then?	165	Cavie_lemon
Before Christianisation of Europe, what were some common names?	165	dude_so_hungry
READ THESE TOP SAMURAI DEATH POEMS AND TELL ME NUMBER FIVE DOESN'T BLOW YOUR MIND!	165	Iphikrates
Was the plain green flag of Libya met with ridicule when it was introduced? Did any of Gaddafi's advisers suggest another design?	165	[deleted]
In "The Man Who Would be King", the people of Kafiristan are depicted worshipping Alexander as a demigod. How accurate is this? Do we have any historical evidence of some people worshipping Alexander as a god in South Asia?	165	enlightendark
Were African colonies money sinks for European governments? Were there African colonies that actually brought money? What exactly made them unprofitable?	165	Kerkinitis
In Train to Busan, two elderly women are watching what appears to be a riot on TV and one mentions that in the "old days" the rioters would have been "reeducated". Were re-education camps ever a thing in South Korea?	165	Dinocrocodile
Of the top twenty tallest statues in the world, eighteen of them are of Buddhist figures. What prompted Buddhist peoples to produce such vast statues?	165	Rob-With-One-B