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When and why Hindu deities started to have blue skin?

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Was the Far West really that anarchic, or that's just a Hollywood myth?

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Why were Spanish Conquistadors so brutal towards indigenous?

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During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, was Andalusia that hot on summer?

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When did the "Cleopatra haircut" appear? Did Cleopatra ever hairdress like that?

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Do scholars agree about the historicity of the Twelve Apostles?

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How common was sexual violence during the Middle Ages?

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Did ancient Romans suffer unemployment?

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When and how were the Basques christianized?

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How did Catalonia become separatist although it was always part of the Crown of Aragon, while Aragon is now a region of Spain without separatist issues? Why Catalonia maintained the language and cultivated nationalism, and why Aragon did not?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When and why Hindu deities started to have blue skin?	143
Was the Far West really that anarchic, or that's just a Hollywood myth?	113
Why were Spanish Conquistadors so brutal towards indigenous?	101
During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, was Andalusia that hot on summer?	81
When did the "Cleopatra haircut" appear? Did Cleopatra ever hairdress like that?	80
Do scholars agree about the historicity of the Twelve Apostles?	77
How common was sexual violence during the Middle Ages?	70
Did ancient Romans suffer unemployment?	61
When and how were the Basques christianized?	59
How did Catalonia become separatist although it was always part of the Crown of Aragon, while Aragon is now a region of Spain without separatist issues? Why Catalonia maintained the language and cultivated nationalism, and why Aragon did not?	58