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The Mexican Constitution states that any slave who enters Mexican territory is automatically free and a Mexican citizen. Was this ever relevant?

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The plains of Belgium and the Netherlands are constantly said to be the only weak point of France, and many invasions have gone through there, why isn't that space a weak point for Germany too?, why hasn't France invaded Germany through Belgium and the Netherlands?

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Is this christian prayer influenced by this zoroastrian concept?, the wording is almost identical

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Please, can you help me understand how did the Kentler Experiment even happened? NSFW

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Would a Viking be able to sail a Polynesian ship and viceversa?

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If agriculture had been discovered 60 thousand years ago, leading to a technological development equal or superior to the present one, only for humanity to collapse and go back to being hunter gatherers some 20 thousand years later, would there be any evidence?

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What was the dead toll of the Inquisition in Europe?

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Today the Indoeuropean theory is very controversial in India, and yet India's first president made a documentary about it without any issue. How did this theory become so political?

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Are any of the etymologies given in the Bible correct?

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There are some studies (to which I link) who claim that the Americas where originally settled by as few as 70 people, is this a believable result?

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The Mexican Constitution states that any slave who enters Mexican territory is automatically free and a Mexican citizen. Was this ever relevant?	51
The plains of Belgium and the Netherlands are constantly said to be the only weak point of France, and many invasions have gone through there, why isn't that space a weak point for Germany too?, why hasn't France invaded Germany through Belgium and the Netherlands?	51
Is this christian prayer influenced by this zoroastrian concept?, the wording is almost identical	50
Please, can you help me understand how did the Kentler Experiment even happened? NSFW	50
Would a Viking be able to sail a Polynesian ship and viceversa?	48
If agriculture had been discovered 60 thousand years ago, leading to a technological development equal or superior to the present one, only for humanity to collapse and go back to being hunter gatherers some 20 thousand years later, would there be any evidence?	47
What was the dead toll of the Inquisition in Europe?	47
Today the Indoeuropean theory is very controversial in India, and yet India's first president made a documentary about it without any issue. How did this theory become so political?	45
Are any of the etymologies given in the Bible correct?	45
There are some studies (to which I link) who claim that the Americas where originally settled by as few as 70 people, is this a believable result?	45