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If the USSR was an atheist state, why is the Eastern Orthodox Church so well represented in Russia today?

2324 upvotes • prnocket117

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The Disney movie Mulan is based on a Chinese folk tale, but many of the things portrayed are evocative of Japanese culture. Did Disney miss the mark or is there a significant amount of influence between the two cultures?

2324 upvotes • pbghikes

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Russian apartment bombings, 1999: I have read that the "apartment bombings" that occured between September 4-16, 1999 may have been orchestrated by the Russian government. Is this a theory supported by evidence or a conspiracy like those surrounding 9/11 etc?

2323 upvotes • AeneasFelix

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Its 1775 and I'm a young man living in Boston. I want to buy a gun, for... reasons... Where do I buy from? What selection do I have? Where were the guns manufactured? How did the guns make their way to Boston? And how will my firearm stack up to the firearms of those stinking English?

2322 upvotes • Picklesadog

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The B-29 Heavy Bomber project was 50% more expensive than the Manhattan Project which created the atom bomb. Why was this so and was this really worth it?

2322 upvotes • 2012Jesusdies

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What exactly was a "march"? They were defensive border regions, sure, but what was different about them that merited a special political designation?

2321 upvotes • normie_sama

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Is there any evidence to suggest that children who were married/taken as "lovers" in previous centuries suffered from similar psychological damage as contemporary victims of pedophilia and sexual abuse? NSFW

2320 upvotes • FranceAccount

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Do Native Americans who didn't have direct contact with the early Spanish explorers have oral history about the introduction of horses? Where did they think they came from?

2319 upvotes • fiahhu

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Voynich Manuscript AMA

2319 upvotes • KeaganBrewerOfficial

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My father spent 40 years to build this database on Condottieri and military warfare in Italy during Renaissance. Since he is old and I would like to have his work recognized, I would like to ask for some suggestions to have his material translated in English [repost from /r/history]

2318 upvotes • subsonico

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If the USSR was an atheist state, why is the Eastern Orthodox Church so well represented in Russia today?	2324	prnocket117
The Disney movie Mulan is based on a Chinese folk tale, but many of the things portrayed are evocative of Japanese culture. Did Disney miss the mark or is there a significant amount of influence between the two cultures?	2324	pbghikes
Russian apartment bombings, 1999: I have read that the "apartment bombings" that occured between September 4-16, 1999 may have been orchestrated by the Russian government. Is this a theory supported by evidence or a conspiracy like those surrounding 9/11 etc?	2323	AeneasFelix
Its 1775 and I'm a young man living in Boston. I want to buy a gun, for... reasons... Where do I buy from? What selection do I have? Where were the guns manufactured? How did the guns make their way to Boston? And how will my firearm stack up to the firearms of those stinking English?	2322	Picklesadog
The B-29 Heavy Bomber project was 50% more expensive than the Manhattan Project which created the atom bomb. Why was this so and was this really worth it?	2322	2012Jesusdies
What exactly was a "march"? They were defensive border regions, sure, but what was different about them that merited a special political designation?	2321	normie_sama
Is there any evidence to suggest that children who were married/taken as "lovers" in previous centuries suffered from similar psychological damage as contemporary victims of pedophilia and sexual abuse? NSFW	2320	FranceAccount
Do Native Americans who didn't have direct contact with the early Spanish explorers have oral history about the introduction of horses? Where did they think they came from?	2319	fiahhu
Voynich Manuscript AMA	2319	KeaganBrewerOfficial
My father spent 40 years to build this database on Condottieri and military warfare in Italy during Renaissance. Since he is old and I would like to have his work recognized, I would like to ask for some suggestions to have his material translated in English [repost from /r/history]	2318	subsonico