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Why did Milosevic have such an easy time rising to power and breaking up Yugoslavia?

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What's the significance of the popularity of "Ripperology"?

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Are there any attempts to understand the satanic ritual abuse panic of the 80s as part of a broader phenomenon?

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How any why did so many different, lasting new religions come out of 19th century Christianity?

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Why was silphium harvested to extinction if it doesn't seem that important?

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How did prayers in perpetuity end? Or did they?

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Why were amnesty and pardons for revolutionaries so common in 19th century Europe compared with now?

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What's some of the current thinking on the connection between schizophrenia and modernity?

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To ancient Romans, how separate were their own gods from Greek counterparts?

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Has the importance and popularity of poetry declined?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did Milosevic have such an easy time rising to power and breaking up Yugoslavia?	260
What's the significance of the popularity of "Ripperology"?	115
Are there any attempts to understand the satanic ritual abuse panic of the 80s as part of a broader phenomenon?	98
How any why did so many different, lasting new religions come out of 19th century Christianity?	66
Why was silphium harvested to extinction if it doesn't seem that important?	26
How did prayers in perpetuity end? Or did they?	22
Why were amnesty and pardons for revolutionaries so common in 19th century Europe compared with now?	18
What's some of the current thinking on the connection between schizophrenia and modernity?	18
To ancient Romans, how separate were their own gods from Greek counterparts?	17
Has the importance and popularity of poetry declined?	12