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What is the difference between 'Jews', 'Hebrews', and 'Israelites'? Egyptologist Jan Assman, in his Moses the Egyptian, says that these are different things but does not elaborate on how.

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What was horse-ownership like before the invention of the motor car?

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Was the atom bomb developed by the US to be exclusively used on Japan during WW2? Was there any scenario where the bomb could have been dropped on European soil in Nazi controlled areas?

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Is it true that Emperor Hirohito offered General MacArthur to convert Japan to Christianity?

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I am interested in learning ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Where do I start?

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Who was the "standard of evil" in the West before Hitler?

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Were actors and actresses always held in high regard in the general society or is it a recent phenomenon?

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Was incest a norm for the ancient Egyptian royalty all the 3000+ years from First Dynasty till Cleopatra? Even if it was acceptable and not a taboo for them, how common or uncommon was it? Is there a way for historians or biologists to measure such a thing?

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How did Hinduism in India survive Islamic invasions starting in 10th century CE and European Christian colonization starting from 16th century when pagan religions of Africa or the Americas did not survive?

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What caused Pharaoh Tutankhamun to reverse the monotheism of the Solar disk instituted by his father Pharaoh Akhenaten?

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What is the difference between 'Jews', 'Hebrews', and 'Israelites'? Egyptologist Jan Assman, in his Moses the Egyptian, says that these are different things but does not elaborate on how.	74
What was horse-ownership like before the invention of the motor car?	57
Was the atom bomb developed by the US to be exclusively used on Japan during WW2? Was there any scenario where the bomb could have been dropped on European soil in Nazi controlled areas?	34
Is it true that Emperor Hirohito offered General MacArthur to convert Japan to Christianity?	18
I am interested in learning ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Where do I start?	17
Who was the "standard of evil" in the West before Hitler?	17
Were actors and actresses always held in high regard in the general society or is it a recent phenomenon?	14
Was incest a norm for the ancient Egyptian royalty all the 3000+ years from First Dynasty till Cleopatra? Even if it was acceptable and not a taboo for them, how common or uncommon was it? Is there a way for historians or biologists to measure such a thing?	13
How did Hinduism in India survive Islamic invasions starting in 10th century CE and European Christian colonization starting from 16th century when pagan religions of Africa or the Americas did not survive?	12
What caused Pharaoh Tutankhamun to reverse the monotheism of the Solar disk instituted by his father Pharaoh Akhenaten?	11