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Were there people who publicly opposed antisemitism in the past?

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Did Charlemagne and the Franks hate Muslims?

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Where does the fairy tithe to hell come from? Was it just a way to demonize pagan beliefs or does it go deeper?

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Throughout history, in places where people have lighter complexions, paleness has been associated with beauty - or at least feminine beauty. Do we have register of something like that in places where people have dark complexions?

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Many of the earlier Japanese electronic RPGs like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest were heavily inspired by tabletop RPGs, and were very popular. However, there's barely any big TRPG that came from Japan. Why is that?

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Is it true that the majority of Christians lived under Islamic rule during the early days of the Caliphate?

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In his 2000 book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, Anthony Bourdain refers to Pino Luongo as a controversial figure in the culinary world. Why is that?

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How did air reach deeper dungeons before airducts and such existed?

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What would be the process for someone in the 13th Century to have an audience with the monarch, in Western Europe? Could a person give a gift directly to the monarch?

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Why Elvis Presley, of all people, was the celebrity chosen by conspiracy theorists to not have died?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were there people who publicly opposed antisemitism in the past?	28
Did Charlemagne and the Franks hate Muslims?	27
Where does the fairy tithe to hell come from? Was it just a way to demonize pagan beliefs or does it go deeper?	27
Throughout history, in places where people have lighter complexions, paleness has been associated with beauty - or at least feminine beauty. Do we have register of something like that in places where people have dark complexions?	26
Many of the earlier Japanese electronic RPGs like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest were heavily inspired by tabletop RPGs, and were very popular. However, there's barely any big TRPG that came from Japan. Why is that?	26
Is it true that the majority of Christians lived under Islamic rule during the early days of the Caliphate?	25
In his 2000 book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, Anthony Bourdain refers to Pino Luongo as a controversial figure in the culinary world. Why is that?	24
How did air reach deeper dungeons before airducts and such existed?	24
What would be the process for someone in the 13th Century to have an audience with the monarch, in Western Europe? Could a person give a gift directly to the monarch?	24
Why Elvis Presley, of all people, was the celebrity chosen by conspiracy theorists to not have died?	22