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When did humans start linking the brain to thinking, and why?

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Were there ever any attempts to exploit the Christmas Truces of WWI?

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In southern Sweden, there is a river called "the Holy River" in old Swedish. How common were river-based cults in Northern Europe during pre-Christian times?

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Does the movie Rob Roy (1995) accurately depict masculinity ideals in England and Scotland in the early 18th century?

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What did Scandinavians in the 13th/14th centuries know about pre-Christian Scandinavian religion?

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Questions regarding the position of the SS within(?) the Wehrmacht, and the treatment of SS soldiers by Allied forces and its accordance to the Geneva convention.

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How, when, and why did homeopathy become so big in India?

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How much of Soviet WW2 war photography was staged?

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Why were the NATO states so slow to adopt assault rifles firing intermediate cartridges after WW2?

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Before Newton, how was the fact that people don't fall off the Earth explained?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When did humans start linking the brain to thinking, and why?	17
Were there ever any attempts to exploit the Christmas Truces of WWI?	15
In southern Sweden, there is a river called "the Holy River" in old Swedish. How common were river-based cults in Northern Europe during pre-Christian times?	10
Does the movie Rob Roy (1995) accurately depict masculinity ideals in England and Scotland in the early 18th century?	10
What did Scandinavians in the 13th/14th centuries know about pre-Christian Scandinavian religion?	8
Questions regarding the position of the SS within(?) the Wehrmacht, and the treatment of SS soldiers by Allied forces and its accordance to the Geneva convention.	8
How, when, and why did homeopathy become so big in India?	7
How much of Soviet WW2 war photography was staged?	5
Why were the NATO states so slow to adopt assault rifles firing intermediate cartridges after WW2?	5
Before Newton, how was the fact that people don't fall off the Earth explained?	5