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What happened to the Parthians? Are they related to any specific modern Iranic people?

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When it is said that a particular Greek or Roman deity is the “god/goddess of xyz,” what would that have meant to the Greeks/Romans exactly? That that particular deity CAUSED xyz to happen? That they “drew their power” from it?

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The well-known playground rhyme Eeny-Meeny-Miny-Moe changed from the racial slur "catch a n****r by his toe" to "catch a tiger by his toe". How and when did this change happen?

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What are the main differences between Soviet, Chinese, Yugoslavian, and Albanian communism?

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What did China do with all the silver and gold they got from Silk Road trade?

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How did motherhood evolve to be an independent endeavor from a communal one in Western society, specifically the U.S. from European colonization to today?

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What do we know of the Publicani? A 12th century heretical sect from England which viewed procreation as a sin.

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Blue is a color for the right wing in Europe. And red is used for left wing parties. Why is it reversed in America?

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How much truth is there to the statement "Historically speaking, medieval Europe was a multiracial, multiethnic place"?

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How were British politicians viewed by the general public between c.1880 - 1910?

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What happened to the Parthians? Are they related to any specific modern Iranic people?	50
When it is said that a particular Greek or Roman deity is the “god/goddess of xyz,” what would that have meant to the Greeks/Romans exactly? That that particular deity CAUSED xyz to happen? That they “drew their power” from it?	50
The well-known playground rhyme Eeny-Meeny-Miny-Moe changed from the racial slur "catch a n****r by his toe" to "catch a tiger by his toe". How and when did this change happen?	50
What are the main differences between Soviet, Chinese, Yugoslavian, and Albanian communism?	50
What did China do with all the silver and gold they got from Silk Road trade?	50
How did motherhood evolve to be an independent endeavor from a communal one in Western society, specifically the U.S. from European colonization to today?	50
What do we know of the Publicani? A 12th century heretical sect from England which viewed procreation as a sin.	50
Blue is a color for the right wing in Europe. And red is used for left wing parties. Why is it reversed in America?	50
How much truth is there to the statement "Historically speaking, medieval Europe was a multiracial, multiethnic place"?	50
How were British politicians viewed by the general public between c.1880 - 1910?	50