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How come the Netherlands managed to pull their weight versus Europe's superpowers with a population of a measly 1.5 million?

157 upvotes • BigBootyBear

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The ancient God Yahweh was originally considered to be the God of Thunder like Zeus and Odin, and was one of many Gods. How influential were Greek and Norse mythology in pre-Christian ideology? When did "God" in Christianity become the sole God?

157 upvotes • gomi-panda

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The mayor of San Francisco alleged the cult members known as the Death Angels could be responsible for over 70 murders. The suspects are known today to have killed 15 and wounded 8 others in their six months of activity - has any progress been made linking them to more deaths? Or was this spurious?

157 upvotes • Paulie_Gatto

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Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (known to critics as as the "mad Caliph" or "Nero of Islam") is said to have disappeared mysteriously, leaving only a donkey and bloodstained clothes behind. Is there a consensus among historians as to what caused his disappearance?

157 upvotes • lost-in-earth

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Why can women inherit the British throne (as Victoria and Elizabeth II did as heirs presumptive) but women cannot inherit duchies, marquessates, earldoms, viscountess, or baronies?

157 upvotes • usernamee484

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Monday Methods – Black Death Scholarship and the Nightmare of Medical History

157 upvotes • J-Force

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What did the various phases of the French Revolution look like outside of Paris, in other cities like Bordeaux, Rouen, or Lyon, or in rural villages?

157 upvotes • Kumquats_indeed

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In 1997 Albania's government collapsed due to widespread pyramid schemes and the country fell into civil war. How did pyramid schemes make a government fall and ultimately lead to chaos?

157 upvotes • Flying_Rainbows

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Do we know how expensive it was to order a statue, a bust or a painting in the ancient Rome?

157 upvotes • aprufro

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Aside from their side effects on the home front and I'm sure emotionally, were the "pals battalions" of WW1 Britain effective?

157 upvotes • paslode_go_brrrrr

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How come the Netherlands managed to pull their weight versus Europe's superpowers with a population of a measly 1.5 million?	157	BigBootyBear
The ancient God Yahweh was originally considered to be the God of Thunder like Zeus and Odin, and was one of many Gods. How influential were Greek and Norse mythology in pre-Christian ideology? When did "God" in Christianity become the sole God?	157	gomi-panda
The mayor of San Francisco alleged the cult members known as the Death Angels could be responsible for over 70 murders. The suspects are known today to have killed 15 and wounded 8 others in their six months of activity - has any progress been made linking them to more deaths? Or was this spurious?	157	Paulie_Gatto
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (known to critics as as the "mad Caliph" or "Nero of Islam") is said to have disappeared mysteriously, leaving only a donkey and bloodstained clothes behind. Is there a consensus among historians as to what caused his disappearance?	157	lost-in-earth
Why can women inherit the British throne (as Victoria and Elizabeth II did as heirs presumptive) but women cannot inherit duchies, marquessates, earldoms, viscountess, or baronies?	157	usernamee484
Monday Methods – Black Death Scholarship and the Nightmare of Medical History	157	J-Force
What did the various phases of the French Revolution look like outside of Paris, in other cities like Bordeaux, Rouen, or Lyon, or in rural villages?	157	Kumquats_indeed
In 1997 Albania's government collapsed due to widespread pyramid schemes and the country fell into civil war. How did pyramid schemes make a government fall and ultimately lead to chaos?	157	Flying_Rainbows
Do we know how expensive it was to order a statue, a bust or a painting in the ancient Rome?	157	aprufro
Aside from their side effects on the home front and I'm sure emotionally, were the "pals battalions" of WW1 Britain effective?	157	paslode_go_brrrrr