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Do we know how many people Goethe's Sorrows of Young Werther caused to commit suicide?

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What factors determine if an Empire's religion takes hold of the countryside but not cities (e.g. Islam in Western Anatolia before Ataturk) or cities instead of the countryside (e.g. Islam in Lebanon)?

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If I were an educated person in the Eastern Mediterranean of antiquity (say, 1st Century BC) how old would I believe the Pyramids to actually be? How much would I likely believe the chronology of texts like the Sumerian Kings List should be trusted?

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Is there sufficient evidence for scholars to believe Shakespeare was a closet Catholic?

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If I were an educated person in the Eastern Mediterranean of antiquity (say, 1st Century BC) how old would I believe the Pyramids to actually be? How texts like the Sumerian Kings List be trusted as a chronological account of civilization?

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What generally happened to crosses constructed for Roman state executions after their use?

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What relationship did american Catholics during the largest waves of their immigration have towards classical liberalism? Were know-nothings and "anti-papists" in any way valid in saying the faith that produced the Syllabus of Errors and Pius X would produce less support for democracy and liberty?

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Do we know how many people Goethe's Sorrows of Young Werther caused to commit suicide?	3
What factors determine if an Empire's religion takes hold of the countryside but not cities (e.g. Islam in Western Anatolia before Ataturk) or cities instead of the countryside (e.g. Islam in Lebanon)?	3
If I were an educated person in the Eastern Mediterranean of antiquity (say, 1st Century BC) how old would I believe the Pyramids to actually be? How much would I likely believe the chronology of texts like the Sumerian Kings List should be trusted?	3
Is there sufficient evidence for scholars to believe Shakespeare was a closet Catholic?	2
If I were an educated person in the Eastern Mediterranean of antiquity (say, 1st Century BC) how old would I believe the Pyramids to actually be? How texts like the Sumerian Kings List be trusted as a chronological account of civilization?	2
What generally happened to crosses constructed for Roman state executions after their use?	2
What relationship did american Catholics during the largest waves of their immigration have towards classical liberalism? Were know-nothings and "anti-papists" in any way valid in saying the faith that produced the Syllabus of Errors and Pius X would produce less support for democracy and liberty?	1