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What do we know of Jesus that's not in the Bible?

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I found a Japanese WW2 Map while browsing /r/MapPorn, I will link the map inside, my question is, Why did the Japanese mark them, and the Axis as red?

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which medieval combat weapon was the most exclusive to use?

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Were children ever used to spy on people post WWII?

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during the Jewish Passover an alleged angel came from heaven and killed the first born son of all the owners of slaves in Egypt, is there any historical context of all the firstborn sons actually dying?

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In assassin creed IV it shows pirates "sacking" military forts, did this happen ?

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Was there ever a castle in any time period that was insiegable? (is that a word?)(explanation inside)

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I was reading another thread on ask historians about world wars and wanted to ask when is something a world-war?

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Did the japanese really believe they could beat the US and to a lesser extent the rest of the allies?

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Was there any large civilizations in history that didn't have a god/gods/creation figure, or where a large amount of people didn't believe in god before now

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What do we know of Jesus that's not in the Bible?	184
I found a Japanese WW2 Map while browsing /r/MapPorn, I will link the map inside, my question is, Why did the Japanese mark them, and the Axis as red?	39
which medieval combat weapon was the most exclusive to use?	18
Were children ever used to spy on people post WWII?	17
during the Jewish Passover an alleged angel came from heaven and killed the first born son of all the owners of slaves in Egypt, is there any historical context of all the firstborn sons actually dying?	14
In assassin creed IV it shows pirates "sacking" military forts, did this happen ?	10
Was there ever a castle in any time period that was insiegable? (is that a word?)(explanation inside)	8
I was reading another thread on ask historians about world wars and wanted to ask when is something a world-war?	5
Did the japanese really believe they could beat the US and to a lesser extent the rest of the allies?	5
Was there any large civilizations in history that didn't have a god/gods/creation figure, or where a large amount of people didn't believe in god before now	3