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How did the Nation of Islam and related groups such as the "5%" movement become so widespread and last so long?

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From the 1970s on, many cults are associated with religiously-motivated mass suicide. Why did this develop during the 70s--or was it in fact continuing an older tradition?

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How widespread was Arianism in the Early Christian Church?

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China's "One Child Policy" is said to have caused a decrease in women in China as girls were either aborted or killed. Did it also cause a decrease in people with certain genetic diseases?

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Why did the plural second person objective pronoun become the only second person pronoun in English?

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How did medieval Catholics conceptualize the prophecies of the Book of Revelation? In the modern world people often think of them in terms of conspiracies,modern governments, and technologies but those don't really apply to medieval Europe.

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Has there ever been a point in recorded history that we're pretty sure nobody was at war with somebody else anywhere in the world?

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Since it's Christmastime and I am seeing Nativity scenes a lot, I've been wondering: Just what would a stable in Bethlehem have been like circa 4 BC?

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Was there any religious objection to the building of early skyscrapers due to comparisons with the Tower of Babel?

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Why do cartoons show people's skeletons being visible through their skin like an x-ray photo to represent being electrocuted?

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How did the Nation of Islam and related groups such as the "5%" movement become so widespread and last so long?	10
From the 1970s on, many cults are associated with religiously-motivated mass suicide. Why did this develop during the 70s--or was it in fact continuing an older tradition?	9
How widespread was Arianism in the Early Christian Church?	9
China's "One Child Policy" is said to have caused a decrease in women in China as girls were either aborted or killed. Did it also cause a decrease in people with certain genetic diseases?	9
Why did the plural second person objective pronoun become the only second person pronoun in English?	7
How did medieval Catholics conceptualize the prophecies of the Book of Revelation? In the modern world people often think of them in terms of conspiracies,modern governments, and technologies but those don't really apply to medieval Europe.	6
Has there ever been a point in recorded history that we're pretty sure nobody was at war with somebody else anywhere in the world?	6
Since it's Christmastime and I am seeing Nativity scenes a lot, I've been wondering: Just what would a stable in Bethlehem have been like circa 4 BC?	6
Was there any religious objection to the building of early skyscrapers due to comparisons with the Tower of Babel?	4
Why do cartoons show people's skeletons being visible through their skin like an x-ray photo to represent being electrocuted?	4