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Muhammad died in 632 AD. The Green Dome in which he is supposedly entombed was built in 1279 AD, almost 650 years after his death. Is there any reason to believe his body is actually in there?

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In Japan around the year 1300, would it have been acceptable for a member of the nobility to have an affair with someone of the same sex? NSFW

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Have fashion trends always been a thing? If I styled my hair, clothes, makeup, etc. like someone from the year 4300 BC, and then time traveled to the year 4230 BC, would people think I dress like an old person?

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At what point in history did Parliament begin to have more power than the British monarch?

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Why are Europe and Asia considered different continents when they are quite clearly the same land mass?

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How did Christians in Nazi Germany reconcile their faith with the inherently Jewish origins of Christianity?

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At what point in American history did most people start identifying with the United States as a whole rather than their specific state?

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What did people in America listen to before pop music?

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Muhammad died in 632 AD. The Green Dome in which he is supposedly entombed was built in 1279 AD, almost 650 years after his death. Is there any reason to believe his body is actually in there?	3801
In Japan around the year 1300, would it have been acceptable for a member of the nobility to have an affair with someone of the same sex? NSFW	35
Have fashion trends always been a thing? If I styled my hair, clothes, makeup, etc. like someone from the year 4300 BC, and then time traveled to the year 4230 BC, would people think I dress like an old person?	15
At what point in history did Parliament begin to have more power than the British monarch?	6
Why are Europe and Asia considered different continents when they are quite clearly the same land mass?	5
How did Christians in Nazi Germany reconcile their faith with the inherently Jewish origins of Christianity?	1
At what point in American history did most people start identifying with the United States as a whole rather than their specific state?	1
What did people in America listen to before pop music?	0