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Is it true that Easter was originally the celebration of Ishater, the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility and sex? If so then how did it become a Christian celebration?

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Apparently Zombie was actually the name of a Muslim person who fought the Portuguese who wanted to enslave them in Brazil. So how did his name became associated with the now known word "the living dead"?

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Did Alchemy have any impact whatsoever in history?

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So the "Mamluk Sultanate" was actually rules by slaves. How did that happen? I read that in Islam slaves have rights and that a slave can even buy his own freedom, so did that serve or it was something else?

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What did Admiral Richard E Byrd actually discover, was it really a new green land beyond the pole?

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What did Richard E. Byrd actually discover and how valid are his diaries?

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I heard that taxes were very high in medieval times and when Muslims conquer a city they apply a tax called "Jizya". How was the Jizya compared to normal taxes that were applied before the Islamic conquest and which one was harsher?

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Was "Mecca" always located in Hejaz (Saudi Arabia)? Tom Holland claimed that if "Mohammad" was the one who wrote the Quran then he should have been at a religious location and not the current Mecca because it was a pagan city and not religious. Any evidence for that?

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I know that eating pork is prohibited in Islam but did Arabs used to raise pigs pre-Islam and how popular was swine meat in Arabia?

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What did Admiral Richard E Byrd actually discover and was there any further investigations regarding "the land beyond the pole"?

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Is it true that Easter was originally the celebration of Ishater, the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility and sex? If so then how did it become a Christian celebration?	461
Apparently Zombie was actually the name of a Muslim person who fought the Portuguese who wanted to enslave them in Brazil. So how did his name became associated with the now known word "the living dead"?	23
Did Alchemy have any impact whatsoever in history?	22
So the "Mamluk Sultanate" was actually rules by slaves. How did that happen? I read that in Islam slaves have rights and that a slave can even buy his own freedom, so did that serve or it was something else?	5
What did Admiral Richard E Byrd actually discover, was it really a new green land beyond the pole?	4
What did Richard E. Byrd actually discover and how valid are his diaries?	2
I heard that taxes were very high in medieval times and when Muslims conquer a city they apply a tax called "Jizya". How was the Jizya compared to normal taxes that were applied before the Islamic conquest and which one was harsher?	2
Was "Mecca" always located in Hejaz (Saudi Arabia)? Tom Holland claimed that if "Mohammad" was the one who wrote the Quran then he should have been at a religious location and not the current Mecca because it was a pagan city and not religious. Any evidence for that?	2
I know that eating pork is prohibited in Islam but did Arabs used to raise pigs pre-Islam and how popular was swine meat in Arabia?	1
What did Admiral Richard E Byrd actually discover and was there any further investigations regarding "the land beyond the pole"?	1