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Why did pre-marital sex become a taboo concept in Abrahamic religions? Was it just a way of shunning pagan religions?
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What was the deal with the important of cleaning behind the ears? In many old TV shows, and other media, I've noticed picky parents always getting on their kids about them being filthy behind the ears.
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Many of the founding fathers, while slaveowners, seemed to view slavery as a necessary evil that would ultimately be abolished some time in the future. By 1860, the Southern position was that slavery was a "positive good" that needed to be expanded. What led to this change in view?
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Are today's Jews truly the ethnical successors of the ancient people of Judea, or are they rather the inheritors of the Jewish culture and religion, with only loose ethnical ties?
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I asked this 4 days ago and got no answer, so here goes: Can we speak of an Eastern Mediterranean imperial tradition akin to the Chinese tradition of empire? How recognizable would Ottoman institutions in 1683 have been to a Byzantine observer in 1018, or a Roman observer in 392?
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The Communist Party in Germany claimed that the Social Democrats were 'twins' and 'the main pillar' of Fascism. Even till 1935 - refusing to work together and saying that the 'fight against Fascism must be fought against Social Democracy'. How fatal was this? How did later communists comment?
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In the Ancient Olympics, who was responsible for determining who won a foot race, e.g.? Were the judges nationally diverse? Was there a system of challenging judge's decisions? Were there any notable controversies?
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What crimes would English criminals have to commit to get sent to the prison colony of Australia and what could they expect from their new life "down under"?
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