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The Fatimid Shia Caliphate controlled much of Egypt and large areas of North Africa for almost two centuries. Why are there hardly any Shiites in North Africa today?

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Why did it take Mainland China so long to make their first Martial Arts film (Shaolin Temple, 1982), especially since Wushu performance teams existed in mainland China since at least the early 70s?

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So Greeks established that the earth was spherical sometime in the 3rd Century BC. How likely was it that the average Greek citizen in the 3rd, 2nd or 1st century BC knew that the earth was a sphere? How likely would a Persian or Chinese person at that time know this as well?

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Death metal band Nile has a song called "Masturbating the War God" where they describe an ancient Egyptian ritual sacrifice in which human offerings are impaled on the phallus of the war god Anhur to gain his favor in battle. Is there anything in the previous sentence that is true?

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Are Japanese and Chinese people related at all? If yes, why do they speak completely different languages? If not, why do they share so many cultural similarities?

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All about the Aryans

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The Fatimid Shia Caliphate controlled much of Egypt and large areas of North Africa for almost two centuries. Why are there hardly any Shiites in North Africa today?	5
Why did it take Mainland China so long to make their first Martial Arts film (Shaolin Temple, 1982), especially since Wushu performance teams existed in mainland China since at least the early 70s?	2
So Greeks established that the earth was spherical sometime in the 3rd Century BC. How likely was it that the average Greek citizen in the 3rd, 2nd or 1st century BC knew that the earth was a sphere? How likely would a Persian or Chinese person at that time know this as well?	2
Death metal band Nile has a song called "Masturbating the War God" where they describe an ancient Egyptian ritual sacrifice in which human offerings are impaled on the phallus of the war god Anhur to gain his favor in battle. Is there anything in the previous sentence that is true?	1
Are Japanese and Chinese people related at all? If yes, why do they speak completely different languages? If not, why do they share so many cultural similarities?	1
All about the Aryans	1