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In the biblical story of the Flood, Noah takes two of every animal onto his ark to ride out 40 days and nights of flooding. Do we have any idea how many animals bronze age hebrew people were aware of? Do we know of any examples of ancient jewish natural philosophy?

976 upvotes • gm6464

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How much would the Roman Colosseum cost if it were to be built today?

975 upvotes • austinyb

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How did Lincoln's assassination affect ticket sales of "Our American Cousin"

975 upvotes • Prof_Porkchopz_

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In this Wikipedia gif about the spread of the black plague, the area around Poland seems completely spared. Why so?

975 upvotes • happybadger

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Is there any connection between Cossaks and Kazakhs? Or is the name similarity just a coincidence?

975 upvotes • blackflag415

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Is there a 'feigned amnesia' over British and European Imperialism in academia?

975 upvotes • RealBigSalmon

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Americans dressed to the hilt until the 1960s, and put effort into even their casual attire. After this society seemed increasingly less concerned about dress. What brought about this transformation?

975 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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In the late 1800s the Irish were widely despised in the US. How were they able to dominate police departments, which is a very high-authority position? Did they face any pushback from racist politicians?

975 upvotes • TheGreenAlchemist

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If Hitler wanted to create a Third Reich, what were the First and Second Reich? Was there a particular aspect of the previous Reichs he wanted to recreate?

974 upvotes • MrGrumpyPant

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What would the fitness regimen of a Roman citizen be if they wanted to become an athlete?

974 upvotes • _Nothing_Matters

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In the biblical story of the Flood, Noah takes two of every animal onto his ark to ride out 40 days and nights of flooding. Do we have any idea how many animals bronze age hebrew people were aware of? Do we know of any examples of ancient jewish natural philosophy?	976	gm6464
How much would the Roman Colosseum cost if it were to be built today?	975	austinyb
How did Lincoln's assassination affect ticket sales of "Our American Cousin"	975	Prof_Porkchopz_
In this Wikipedia gif about the spread of the black plague, the area around Poland seems completely spared. Why so?	975	happybadger
Is there any connection between Cossaks and Kazakhs? Or is the name similarity just a coincidence?	975	blackflag415
Is there a 'feigned amnesia' over British and European Imperialism in academia?	975	RealBigSalmon
Americans dressed to the hilt until the 1960s, and put effort into even their casual attire. After this society seemed increasingly less concerned about dress. What brought about this transformation?	975	RusticBohemian
In the late 1800s the Irish were widely despised in the US. How were they able to dominate police departments, which is a very high-authority position? Did they face any pushback from racist politicians?	975	TheGreenAlchemist
If Hitler wanted to create a Third Reich, what were the First and Second Reich? Was there a particular aspect of the previous Reichs he wanted to recreate?	974	MrGrumpyPant
What would the fitness regimen of a Roman citizen be if they wanted to become an athlete?	974	_Nothing_Matters