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Why is Hinduism considered older than Buddhism when the earliest know inscriptions of both religions date back to pretty much the same centuries?
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Nazi Germany is commonly referred to as "The 3rd Reich". What were the 1st and 2nd Reich? And what constitutes a "Reich"?
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People today can’t fathom how things like cigarette smoking and asbestos were so ubiquitous in American society 50 years ago. Did Americans in the early 1900s feel the same way about anything that was similarly popular in the mid-1800s? (Other than slavery, of course)
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What are some good books to read regarding the period of US history known as the "Filibuster" period (i.e, William Walker)?
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Is there a historical precedent of accusing politicians and other powerful individuals to be reptilian or otherworldly?
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