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I'm a 'hillbilly' living a secluded life in Appalachia in the American south during the American Civil War. Do I know there is a war going on, and I am technically living in a different country?
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Poland was one of the first countries in Europe to officialy decriminalize same sex acts (1932) and to set equal age of consent for gay people (1948) yet now it is the most homophobic country in EU with no partnership recognition. How did that happened?
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Why did “Jesus” become a popular given name in the Spanish-speaking world while remaining almost unheard-of in other historically Christian societies?
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How did Nazi (or any anti-semetic) Christians view the Old Testament, given that pretty much exclusively follows the history of the Jewish people?
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The preservation of Pompeii seems like an absolutely absurd bit of luck for archaeologists and historians studying the Roman empire at its height, are there comparable sites for other Ancient civilizations in places like China, India or the Middle East?
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Many younger people today are pessimistic about their futures because of existential threats such as climate change. Was there a similar sentiment among younger people in cold war era America because of the threat of nuclear war?
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