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Plato records a visit in Athens by an Indian wise man who met and talked with Socrates about philosophy. How plausable was that visit? Could the reverse ha taken place?

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When did Serbs and Croats become two different nations?

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Are there any families in the Doomsday Book that still own the same property?

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Is the claim that ancient Egyptians navigated all the way around Africa from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea in any way verified?

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Why are all major religions so much sexualy conservative?

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Did the Goths originally come from the North of Europe (Any connection with Gotland?)

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Did Ancient Greeks descend from the north or did they come from Asia Minor?

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What language did Constantine the Great speak? Was vulgar Latin the prevailing spoken language in the central Balkans at tha time or some Thrakian/Illyrian dialect?

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Did the Minoans practice human sacrifices?

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Did the Phoenicians really circumnavigate Africa?

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Plato records a visit in Athens by an Indian wise man who met and talked with Socrates about philosophy. How plausable was that visit? Could the reverse ha taken place?	167
When did Serbs and Croats become two different nations?	64
Are there any families in the Doomsday Book that still own the same property?	56
Is the claim that ancient Egyptians navigated all the way around Africa from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea in any way verified?	54
Why are all major religions so much sexualy conservative?	42
Did the Goths originally come from the North of Europe (Any connection with Gotland?)	41
Did Ancient Greeks descend from the north or did they come from Asia Minor?	33
What language did Constantine the Great speak? Was vulgar Latin the prevailing spoken language in the central Balkans at tha time or some Thrakian/Illyrian dialect?	32
Did the Minoans practice human sacrifices?	29
Did the Phoenicians really circumnavigate Africa?	28