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Is Homophobia in China primarily a result of western influence or did it have any homegrown component?

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Julius Caesar reported that the Gauls constructed a 'Wicker Man' to burn people alive in for a particularly horrific religious sacrifice, should we believe him in this account?

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I am a young, British Gentleman in the late 18th century, I have just killed another young man in pistol duel to defend my honour, what kind of social and personal repercussions can I expect?

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When the Maori people discovered Aotearoa/New Zealand, would they have been aware that other major landmasses and continents existed?

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The Biblical figure Moses and the historic figure Sargon of Akkad has suspiciously similar origin stories of being left in a reed basket as a baby to float down river, is this just a coincidence?

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Did the Norse settlements in Greenland interact with Inuit peoples?

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Why do we seem to know so much about the fall of the Roman Republic?

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During the Japanese suppression of Christianity they often employed crucifixion to execute Christians. Was this specifically because of the prominence of Crucifixion in the christian religion?

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How was Portugal, a small, relatively poor country able to project its power so effectively into the Indian Ocean in the early 16th century?

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During the fall of the Aztec empire, what was going on in Texcoco and Tlacopan, the other two cities in the Triple Alliance?

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Is Homophobia in China primarily a result of western influence or did it have any homegrown component?	59
Julius Caesar reported that the Gauls constructed a 'Wicker Man' to burn people alive in for a particularly horrific religious sacrifice, should we believe him in this account?	56
I am a young, British Gentleman in the late 18th century, I have just killed another young man in pistol duel to defend my honour, what kind of social and personal repercussions can I expect?	55
When the Maori people discovered Aotearoa/New Zealand, would they have been aware that other major landmasses and continents existed?	54
The Biblical figure Moses and the historic figure Sargon of Akkad has suspiciously similar origin stories of being left in a reed basket as a baby to float down river, is this just a coincidence?	53
Did the Norse settlements in Greenland interact with Inuit peoples?	51
Why do we seem to know so much about the fall of the Roman Republic?	50
During the Japanese suppression of Christianity they often employed crucifixion to execute Christians. Was this specifically because of the prominence of Crucifixion in the christian religion?	50
How was Portugal, a small, relatively poor country able to project its power so effectively into the Indian Ocean in the early 16th century?	50
During the fall of the Aztec empire, what was going on in Texcoco and Tlacopan, the other two cities in the Triple Alliance?	49