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Is there a secular explanation for the longevity of the Jewish faith? Why has it outlived countless other faiths when they don't evangelize, never (that I know of) had an empire, and always seem to be the popular people to persecute no matter where they go?

964 upvotes • BigBlueWalrus

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Neil Armstrong actually says "One small step for a man" but due to an imperfect signal 600 million people heard "One small step for man". Which quote should go down in history, the one everyone heard or the one that was said? Does this matter to historians?

964 upvotes • mnemoniker

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Why Didn't They Identify "Jane" Of Jamestown?

964 upvotes • TMorrisCode

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What’s the nursery rhyme ‘Ring Around the Rosie’ actually referring to?

964 upvotes • Guineapigbatman

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How did we come to have two very different ways of writing the number 4?

964 upvotes • SaintShrink

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Where did Catholicism get the idea of nuns from?

964 upvotes • Real_Carl_Ramirez

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A recent poll claimed that one in five young Americans believe the Holocaust is a myth. How has holocaust denial grown to such an extent given the abundance of evidence and documentation?

964 upvotes • Cataphractoi

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Did hangmen actually wear black hoods?

963 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why is England named after Angles and not after Saxons?

963 upvotes • optimates

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It's 1988. Is there any indication that communism will end the next year? Follow up question: Why do so many communist nations crumble within weeks of each other?

963 upvotes • RelaxedBeing

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Is there a secular explanation for the longevity of the Jewish faith? Why has it outlived countless other faiths when they don't evangelize, never (that I know of) had an empire, and always seem to be the popular people to persecute no matter where they go?	964	BigBlueWalrus
Neil Armstrong actually says "One small step for a man" but due to an imperfect signal 600 million people heard "One small step for man". Which quote should go down in history, the one everyone heard or the one that was said? Does this matter to historians?	964	mnemoniker
Why Didn't They Identify "Jane" Of Jamestown?	964	TMorrisCode
What’s the nursery rhyme ‘Ring Around the Rosie’ actually referring to?	964	Guineapigbatman
How did we come to have two very different ways of writing the number 4?	964	SaintShrink
Where did Catholicism get the idea of nuns from?	964	Real_Carl_Ramirez
A recent poll claimed that one in five young Americans believe the Holocaust is a myth. How has holocaust denial grown to such an extent given the abundance of evidence and documentation?	964	Cataphractoi
Did hangmen actually wear black hoods?	963	[deleted]
Why is England named after Angles and not after Saxons?	963	optimates
It's 1988. Is there any indication that communism will end the next year? Follow up question: Why do so many communist nations crumble within weeks of each other?	963	RelaxedBeing