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I've heard it said that Alexander the great was arguably the single most important figure in the history of western civilization. Why is this?

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"On his way to tenochtitlan, Cortez passed 20 cities that would have been the biggest cities in Europe" is there any truth to this idea?

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How was Alexander the great perceived in the east ?

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Is there any explanation for the absurdly long reigns on the Sumerian king list?

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Is the trope of Santa riding across the sky related to the myth of the wild hunt ?

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Between 4000 b.c.e. and 500 AD, were there different races on earth than there are now ?

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How did ancient peoples make it to Hawaii?

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How much do we know about civilizations before 4000 B.C.?

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How historically accurate is the movie Braveheart? Who was William Wallace really and what did he do?

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It's said that Shakespeare introduced 1700+ new words through his works. How did audiences understand or react to these new words when they first heard them?

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I've heard it said that Alexander the great was arguably the single most important figure in the history of western civilization. Why is this?	1055
"On his way to tenochtitlan, Cortez passed 20 cities that would have been the biggest cities in Europe" is there any truth to this idea?	492
How was Alexander the great perceived in the east ?	139
Is there any explanation for the absurdly long reigns on the Sumerian king list?	114
Is the trope of Santa riding across the sky related to the myth of the wild hunt ?	48
Between 4000 b.c.e. and 500 AD, were there different races on earth than there are now ?	37
How did ancient peoples make it to Hawaii?	36
How much do we know about civilizations before 4000 B.C.?	33
How historically accurate is the movie Braveheart? Who was William Wallace really and what did he do?	33
It's said that Shakespeare introduced 1700+ new words through his works. How did audiences understand or react to these new words when they first heard them?	22