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What have freemasons really done and how has it influenced history? And why are there so many conspiracies?
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They were notorious of moderators of Reddit, surfing a tidal wave of [removed]. But behind the comment graveyard, the knowledgeable team was trapped in a private hell. The AskHistorians mods, as you’ve never seen them before... in my published paper.
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A common saying goes "Society is three days of food away from anarchy" referencing the low food stocks in modern cities. How much food was stored in cities in the past? Was it more than today?
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Why do Americans pronounce the letter Z as 'Zee' whilst the rest of the English speaking world pronounces it 'Zed' ?
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Confederate general and later founder of the Ku Klux Klan, Nathan Bedford Forrest, later apparently had a change of heart and near the end of his life advocated for racial harmony. Do historians see this as a genuine turn of face, or him trying to ingratiate himself to the new power structure?
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Jesus Christ preached of an imminent apocalyptic judgment within the lifetimes of his followers. When the world did not end, why were his teachings not abandoned and instead his follower base only grew?
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