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Why did civilizations first start forming at roughly the same time (5k-8k years ago) in completely unconnected areas, after hundreds of thousands of years without them?

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How legitimate is the theory that Hitler didn't actually die in the bunker?

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During prohibition in the United States, was wine allowed in churches for communion?

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Did the ancients actually believe that the sun/moon/stars etc. we're literally gods and goddesses, or was it figurative to them?

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Why did civilizations first start forming at roughly the same time (5k-8k years ago) in completely unconnected areas, after hundreds of thousands of years without them?	960
How legitimate is the theory that Hitler didn't actually die in the bunker?	110
During prohibition in the United States, was wine allowed in churches for communion?	16
Did the ancients actually believe that the sun/moon/stars etc. we're literally gods and goddesses, or was it figurative to them?	6