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How did texts from the ancient world survive?

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How did Hasidic Jewish communities come to be so insular and have such strict rules around what to wear etc?

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Were trans people persecuted/killed in Nazi Germany?

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How did people make maps before satellite imagery?

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What would a medieval court jester actually do?

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Did early Christians engage in animal sacrifice?

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When has a country or historic figure scored an own goal for no tangible or strategic benefit?

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Why did the nazis move prisoners around different concentration camps during WWII?

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How did European explorers in the 16th Century communicate with people who had not yet contact with Europeans?

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How do we know what people wrote down 2,000+ years ago?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did texts from the ancient world survive?	35
How did Hasidic Jewish communities come to be so insular and have such strict rules around what to wear etc?	20
Were trans people persecuted/killed in Nazi Germany?	13
How did people make maps before satellite imagery?	11
What would a medieval court jester actually do?	9
Did early Christians engage in animal sacrifice?	5
When has a country or historic figure scored an own goal for no tangible or strategic benefit?	4
Why did the nazis move prisoners around different concentration camps during WWII?	4
How did European explorers in the 16th Century communicate with people who had not yet contact with Europeans?	3
How do we know what people wrote down 2,000+ years ago?	3