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If Jews didn't acquire last names until the late modern period, then why do Jews of Eastern European descent sometimes have German place names?

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How did people explain and treat identical twins before science explained the phenomenon?

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In the many CIA-supported coups of the Cold War and beyond, how critical was CIA assistance in actually allowing those coups to succeed?

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What pirate stereotypes existed in the ancient Mediterranean world?

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Why did the Jews of Cairo toss secular writings into the Cairo Geniza? Do we know of any other genizot that contain significant amounts of secular material?

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Why are historically Protestant countries in Europe wealthier, on average, than historically Catholic countries?

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Why didn't immigrants bring their vernacular architecture to the United States to a greater extent?

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Why was there never a large, lasting Samaritan diaspora?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If Jews didn't acquire last names until the late modern period, then why do Jews of Eastern European descent sometimes have German place names?	160
How did people explain and treat identical twins before science explained the phenomenon?	38
In the many CIA-supported coups of the Cold War and beyond, how critical was CIA assistance in actually allowing those coups to succeed?	22
What pirate stereotypes existed in the ancient Mediterranean world?	12
Why did the Jews of Cairo toss secular writings into the Cairo Geniza? Do we know of any other genizot that contain significant amounts of secular material?	5
Why are historically Protestant countries in Europe wealthier, on average, than historically Catholic countries?	4
Why didn't immigrants bring their vernacular architecture to the United States to a greater extent?	3
Why was there never a large, lasting Samaritan diaspora?	3