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What was the Muslim world's view of the Protestant Reformation?

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There’s a lot of talk about social customs dying because of Covid-19. Did any social customs disappear after 1918?

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What is the history of the Presidential Pardon? Why was it created and what was it expected to be used for?

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How did Winston Churchill become so revered in the modern UK?

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Why, in the last two centuries, have women become to be considered less sexual than men, if, throughout history, they were believed to have a much higher libido? NSFW

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Today, brutalist buildings seem pretty universally hated by the people who live and work in them. Why were so many of them built in the 50s-70s? Was it just a cost-saving method, or did people think they looked good?

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My grandmother says that basically nobody in east germany wanted to merge with west germany in 1989, they just wanted a right to travel. Is this true?

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What was considered basic human decency during the High Middle Ages?

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Have male sexual slavery existed in the ancient world? Which civilizations practiced it? Did commoners participated in the buying of male sex slaves too? NSFW

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The infamous female pirate Ann Bonny disappeared from history while in prison awaiting execution while only 20 years old. How pursuasive is the case Anne's father bought her freedom and she lived into her 80's?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What was the Muslim world's view of the Protestant Reformation?	2848
There’s a lot of talk about social customs dying because of Covid-19. Did any social customs disappear after 1918?	2825
What is the history of the Presidential Pardon? Why was it created and what was it expected to be used for?	2819
How did Winston Churchill become so revered in the modern UK?	2757
Why, in the last two centuries, have women become to be considered less sexual than men, if, throughout history, they were believed to have a much higher libido? NSFW	2751
Today, brutalist buildings seem pretty universally hated by the people who live and work in them. Why were so many of them built in the 50s-70s? Was it just a cost-saving method, or did people think they looked good?	2749
My grandmother says that basically nobody in east germany wanted to merge with west germany in 1989, they just wanted a right to travel. Is this true?	2746
What was considered basic human decency during the High Middle Ages?	2721
Have male sexual slavery existed in the ancient world? Which civilizations practiced it? Did commoners participated in the buying of male sex slaves too? NSFW	2672
The infamous female pirate Ann Bonny disappeared from history while in prison awaiting execution while only 20 years old. How pursuasive is the case Anne's father bought her freedom and she lived into her 80's?	2657