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What is it about US culture that has stoked such belief in conspiracy theories throughout its history?

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Where does the idea of different levels of Hell come from? Did Dante invent this, or is it an older idea?

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Do we know why Romance of the Three Kingdoms has such a strong pro-Shu / anti-Wei bias? Is it propaganda against northern invaders, or something else?

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I have read in answers here that Sarah Pomeroy's seminal work "Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves" has been largely supplanted by more recent research. How have views changed since Pomeroy's publication, and what are some updated reading recommendations about women in antiquity?

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Were Alaskan Malamute dogs deliberately dynamited by the US Navy?

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Did Patton actually pull a Robin Hood during the 1912 Olympics and shoot exact same spot twice?

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What made a Franco-British Union undesirable to the British by 1956?

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What would silk have looked like when it arrived with traders?

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Was Firmato actually used as an Italian name?

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I'm a man living in 16th century Austria. I commit a murder and flee, leaving the body to be discovered. Who is there to investigate the crime? What sort of authorities exist that might apprehend me?

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What is it about US culture that has stoked such belief in conspiracy theories throughout its history?	533
Where does the idea of different levels of Hell come from? Did Dante invent this, or is it an older idea?	69
Do we know why Romance of the Three Kingdoms has such a strong pro-Shu / anti-Wei bias? Is it propaganda against northern invaders, or something else?	62
I have read in answers here that Sarah Pomeroy's seminal work "Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves" has been largely supplanted by more recent research. How have views changed since Pomeroy's publication, and what are some updated reading recommendations about women in antiquity?	58
Were Alaskan Malamute dogs deliberately dynamited by the US Navy?	47
Did Patton actually pull a Robin Hood during the 1912 Olympics and shoot exact same spot twice?	33
What made a Franco-British Union undesirable to the British by 1956?	26
What would silk have looked like when it arrived with traders?	20
Was Firmato actually used as an Italian name?	10
I'm a man living in 16th century Austria. I commit a murder and flee, leaving the body to be discovered. Who is there to investigate the crime? What sort of authorities exist that might apprehend me?	7