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Why are the three Abrahamic religions so dominant across the world? I.e. what made the abrhamic faiths so influential in comparison to previous faiths?

413 upvotes • SocialistCredit

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How did the Russians manage to crush Eurasian nomadic empires/hordes so fast in historical perspective?

413 upvotes • Urusander

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Why have their been no manned lunar missions since the 70's ? And never from the Russians ?

413 upvotes • AlienGivesManBeard

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In WWII, did POWs get backpay for their time in captivity?

412 upvotes • saddetective87

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When and why did the US stop allowing (literal) boatloads of immigrants to just show up at a port and begin living in the US?

412 upvotes • krudler5

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Comic about gender identity during the Middle Ages (and among Catholic priests in particular) got to the FP of Imgur. How true is it?

412 upvotes • ThucydidesWasAwesome

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Martin Luther nailed the 95 theses to the church door on October 31, 1517. Was there a reason why he chose Halloween?

412 upvotes • benevolentonion

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When did Jesus earn the H in the swear, "Jesus H. Christ"?

412 upvotes • fathercthulu

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What plans did the Arabs have for Israel had they won the arab Israeli wars?

412 upvotes • frederickvon

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Why did the Catholic Church use Latin as the official language of prayer and not a language Jesus spoke, such as Aramaic, Hebrew, or Greek?

412 upvotes • Knightmare25

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why are the three Abrahamic religions so dominant across the world? I.e. what made the abrhamic faiths so influential in comparison to previous faiths?	413	SocialistCredit
How did the Russians manage to crush Eurasian nomadic empires/hordes so fast in historical perspective?	413	Urusander
Why have their been no manned lunar missions since the 70's ? And never from the Russians ?	413	AlienGivesManBeard
In WWII, did POWs get backpay for their time in captivity?	412	saddetective87
When and why did the US stop allowing (literal) boatloads of immigrants to just show up at a port and begin living in the US?	412	krudler5
Comic about gender identity during the Middle Ages (and among Catholic priests in particular) got to the FP of Imgur. How true is it?	412	ThucydidesWasAwesome
Martin Luther nailed the 95 theses to the church door on October 31, 1517. Was there a reason why he chose Halloween?	412	benevolentonion
When did Jesus earn the H in the swear, "Jesus H. Christ"?	412	fathercthulu
What plans did the Arabs have for Israel had they won the arab Israeli wars?	412	frederickvon
Why did the Catholic Church use Latin as the official language of prayer and not a language Jesus spoke, such as Aramaic, Hebrew, or Greek?	412	Knightmare25