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What are the origins of the lizard-people conspiracy theory?

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Why did Trappist monks become famous for brewing beer in the lowlands (especially Belgium)?

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What is the origin of the belief in Satan impregnating a woman to give birth to the antichrist?

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Did Plato invent Atlantis whole-cloth, or are there possible sources of inspiration?

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What is the earliest voice recording we can still listen to?

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How was the 7th Amendment interpreted as the value of the dollar changed over proceeding centuries? (The amendment is about lawsuits involving sums over $20)

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Was sacrificing cows with gold-adorned horns an Indo-European practice?

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Wuthering Heights (1847) includes first cousins marrying each other, but neither the characters nor contemporary reviewers mention it. Was cousin marriage not taboo in Victorian England?

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Did Stalin plan "The Terror" of the 1930s?

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Did tantric practices develop within brahmanical Hinduism and partially split off, or develop without and become partially assimilated?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What are the origins of the lizard-people conspiracy theory?	176
Why did Trappist monks become famous for brewing beer in the lowlands (especially Belgium)?	36
What is the origin of the belief in Satan impregnating a woman to give birth to the antichrist?	17
Did Plato invent Atlantis whole-cloth, or are there possible sources of inspiration?	16
What is the earliest voice recording we can still listen to?	14
How was the 7th Amendment interpreted as the value of the dollar changed over proceeding centuries? (The amendment is about lawsuits involving sums over $20)	12
Was sacrificing cows with gold-adorned horns an Indo-European practice?	9
Wuthering Heights (1847) includes first cousins marrying each other, but neither the characters nor contemporary reviewers mention it. Was cousin marriage not taboo in Victorian England?	6
Did Stalin plan "The Terror" of the 1930s?	5
Did tantric practices develop within brahmanical Hinduism and partially split off, or develop without and become partially assimilated?	3