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Why can't a find any articles on the merciless killer bee swarm/deadly kung-fu deathmatch recordings on Staten Island in 1993?

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In the 2015 film, The Witch, the family is exiled from their village in 17th-century New England due to some heresy or other religious dispute. For what reason this would happen? Are there accounts of this?

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Did Mao Zedong make an earnest offer to send millions of Women from China to the US as part of trade negotiations? Is there more context?

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Where does the tradition of tossing a coin in a fountain and making a wish come from?

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Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus and "Judas" is a common name to give to someone who is a traitor and vilified. In Pietro Perugino's "Delivery of the Keys" he is depicted with a halo (fifth figure to the left of Christ). What is going on here?

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Around the late 12th century, Nalanda was burned during an invasion. it was one of the world's largest universities. I read in another post that it was destroyed and the teachers killed to "stop knowledge". Can anyone provide extra context to explain this?

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In WWI, it was common to manage pain using morphine and/or ether. The US started enforcing opiate controls (i.e. illicit possession) in 1915. Was there a documented increase in opiate abuse rates among U.S. soldiers returning from WWI?

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In the 12th-century manuscript, Hortus Deliciarum, there is an illustration of Hell that contains a cauldron seemingly labeled "armisti milites" which contains soldiers. Is there more context as to why an Alstatian nun would make this while France was about to engage in the Third Crusade?

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How did vodka, the simplest of distilled spirits, become associated so closely with Russia?

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In Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany is to accept responsibility for the damage done in the war. Germans believed this put war guilt upon them while the Allies contested that this was only a legal measure to pursue reparations. Why was this distinctiion important to the Allies?

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Why can't a find any articles on the merciless killer bee swarm/deadly kung-fu deathmatch recordings on Staten Island in 1993?	45	AskHistorians
In the 2015 film, The Witch, the family is exiled from their village in 17th-century New England due to some heresy or other religious dispute. For what reason this would happen? Are there accounts of this?	34	AskHistorians
Did Mao Zedong make an earnest offer to send millions of Women from China to the US as part of trade negotiations? Is there more context?	32	AskHistorians
Where does the tradition of tossing a coin in a fountain and making a wish come from?	29	AskHistorians
Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus and "Judas" is a common name to give to someone who is a traitor and vilified. In Pietro Perugino's "Delivery of the Keys" he is depicted with a halo (fifth figure to the left of Christ). What is going on here?	17	AskHistorians
Around the late 12th century, Nalanda was burned during an invasion. it was one of the world's largest universities. I read in another post that it was destroyed and the teachers killed to "stop knowledge". Can anyone provide extra context to explain this?	15	AskHistorians
In WWI, it was common to manage pain using morphine and/or ether. The US started enforcing opiate controls (i.e. illicit possession) in 1915. Was there a documented increase in opiate abuse rates among U.S. soldiers returning from WWI?	11	AskHistorians
In the 12th-century manuscript, Hortus Deliciarum, there is an illustration of Hell that contains a cauldron seemingly labeled "armisti milites" which contains soldiers. Is there more context as to why an Alstatian nun would make this while France was about to engage in the Third Crusade?	10	AskHistorians
How did vodka, the simplest of distilled spirits, become associated so closely with Russia?	8	AskHistorians
In Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany is to accept responsibility for the damage done in the war. Germans believed this put war guilt upon them while the Allies contested that this was only a legal measure to pursue reparations. Why was this distinctiion important to the Allies?	6	AskHistorians