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Wikipedia says that when Constantinople fell and the Hagia Sophia was converted to a mosque, the mosiacs depicting Jesus were either covered or destroyed. Since Muslims believe in Jesus, why were these mosaics covered or destroyed?

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During the Battle on the Ice, did the Germans and Estonians actually fall through the ice or is that a myth?

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Wikipedia says that when Constantinople fell and the Hagia Sophia was converted to a mosque, the mosiacs depicting Jesus were either covered or destroyed. Since Muslims believe in Jesus, why were these mosaics covered or destroyed?	335	AskHistorians
During the Battle on the Ice, did the Germans and Estonians actually fall through the ice or is that a myth?	36	AskHistorians