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The Twin Peaks concept of the Black Lodge is apparently influenced by the occult group the Order of the Golden Dawn. How influential were they on our ideas of the occult, and how important are ideas like the Black Lodge to their thought?

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I've been reading 'The Devil's Chessboard', about 1950s CIA director Allen Dulles. I'm curious: how do its claims check out?

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Were indigenous Australians ever enslaved?

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In Brisbane, Australia, what is the history of conflict between British settlers and indigenous people that is behind recent efforts to change the name of the streets called Boundary Street in West End and Spring Hill?

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Was Coco Chanel a Nazi spy during WWII?

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What was the 'Mahogany Ship' found off the coast of Victoria, Australia? Is it evidence that Spanish explorers might have journeyed to southwestern Australia before Captain Cook?

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Cleopatra is pretty (in)famous for her sexual exploits at this point. Is this based in ancient accounts or is it a modern invention?

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How did the French adapt to English longbow tactics? In ‘The King’ they just keep charging blindly - is that accurate?

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What is the current view of historians on whether Mikhail Gorbachev played the biggest role in the fall of the Soviet Union?

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This Tinted Lip Treatment Will Make You Feel Like The Countess Of Forlì

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The Twin Peaks concept of the Black Lodge is apparently influenced by the occult group the Order of the Golden Dawn. How influential were they on our ideas of the occult, and how important are ideas like the Black Lodge to their thought?	52
I've been reading 'The Devil's Chessboard', about 1950s CIA director Allen Dulles. I'm curious: how do its claims check out?	37
Were indigenous Australians ever enslaved?	32
In Brisbane, Australia, what is the history of conflict between British settlers and indigenous people that is behind recent efforts to change the name of the streets called Boundary Street in West End and Spring Hill?	17
Was Coco Chanel a Nazi spy during WWII?	16
What was the 'Mahogany Ship' found off the coast of Victoria, Australia? Is it evidence that Spanish explorers might have journeyed to southwestern Australia before Captain Cook?	16
Cleopatra is pretty (in)famous for her sexual exploits at this point. Is this based in ancient accounts or is it a modern invention?	14
How did the French adapt to English longbow tactics? In ‘The King’ they just keep charging blindly - is that accurate?	14
What is the current view of historians on whether Mikhail Gorbachev played the biggest role in the fall of the Soviet Union?	13
This Tinted Lip Treatment Will Make You Feel Like The Countess Of Forlì	10