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How have Christian ideas about hell changed over time?

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Why was there so much violence during the partition of India? Who were the perpetrators? What were their motives?

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What genre were the gospels and do we know of any books that influenced them?

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Can any Asian historians tell me about dragon origin myths?

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Did Alchemists Understand the Atomic Similarities Between Lead and Gold on a Primitive Level or was it Coincidence That They Tried to Turn Lead into Gold?

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Is is true that the modern gun control movement started as an attempt to disarm blacks in the civil rights era?

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The medieval Croatian capital was moved between a number of different cities in northern Dalmatia. This area is unsuited to agriculture, seems cut off from the interior, and was dominated by independent city-states. Why here, and how did the rulers of Croatia effectively govern the country?

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Historically were there any significant movements in the Netherlands and Hanover to officially join the United Kingdom rather than staying Personal Union states?

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Was Beowulf influenced by Classical authors like Virgil or Homer?

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Stupid question, but seriously though, are internet memes actually going to be seriously studied in history 40 years from now? And not just as a footnote but as a major trend of this era?

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How have Christian ideas about hell changed over time?	39
Why was there so much violence during the partition of India? Who were the perpetrators? What were their motives?	39
What genre were the gospels and do we know of any books that influenced them?	39
Can any Asian historians tell me about dragon origin myths?	39
Did Alchemists Understand the Atomic Similarities Between Lead and Gold on a Primitive Level or was it Coincidence That They Tried to Turn Lead into Gold?	39
Is is true that the modern gun control movement started as an attempt to disarm blacks in the civil rights era?	39
The medieval Croatian capital was moved between a number of different cities in northern Dalmatia. This area is unsuited to agriculture, seems cut off from the interior, and was dominated by independent city-states. Why here, and how did the rulers of Croatia effectively govern the country?	39
Historically were there any significant movements in the Netherlands and Hanover to officially join the United Kingdom rather than staying Personal Union states?	39
Was Beowulf influenced by Classical authors like Virgil or Homer?	39
Stupid question, but seriously though, are internet memes actually going to be seriously studied in history 40 years from now? And not just as a footnote but as a major trend of this era?	39