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Why do so many important cultural origins and people seem to originate from around Kazakhstan, and why is it so rarely taught?

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Have farts always been funny?

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Once established, Christianity seems to be resilient no matter the level of persecution and to spread in spite of it. Why did it virtually disappear from Japan?

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Why were Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher's legacies so disparate despite being politically similar?

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How and why did the theory of Elvis still being alive start, and why has it been so persistent?

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Why didn't the Germans bombard southern England with artillery?

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Is the Ark of the Covenant really in Ethiopia like the Ethiopian Orthodox Church says?

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How would a Christian church service have differed in Rome in 500, 1000, and 1500 CE?

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Since some states and nations use rivers as borders has the shifting or drying up of a river caused a border dispute or movement of a border?

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Did Roman people ever travel by aqueduct?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do so many important cultural origins and people seem to originate from around Kazakhstan, and why is it so rarely taught?	2552
Have farts always been funny?	908
Once established, Christianity seems to be resilient no matter the level of persecution and to spread in spite of it. Why did it virtually disappear from Japan?	806
Why were Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher's legacies so disparate despite being politically similar?	608
How and why did the theory of Elvis still being alive start, and why has it been so persistent?	595
Why didn't the Germans bombard southern England with artillery?	426
Is the Ark of the Covenant really in Ethiopia like the Ethiopian Orthodox Church says?	394
How would a Christian church service have differed in Rome in 500, 1000, and 1500 CE?	229
Since some states and nations use rivers as borders has the shifting or drying up of a river caused a border dispute or movement of a border?	202
Did Roman people ever travel by aqueduct?	194