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Did the Mandinka really use the invented "Mumbo-Jumbo" character to resolve disputes and pounish women by convincing their wives that he was a real, supernatural entity?

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How seriously did people in the early twentieth century take the idea that Mars was home to intelligent life?

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Were the bronze age palace economies really centrally-planned redistribution economies? How did they make distribution decisions without a modern information/communication infrastructure?

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During the Late Bronze Age, what kinds of objects would be made of iron, and how common/available were they?

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Why did Islam model itself after Judaism? What kind of influence did Judaism have in the region at the time?

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Do we have any idea what religion was like in the Indian subcontinent before the arrival of the Aryans?

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Why did it take so long after the fall of Rome for Jews in the diaspora to return to the Levant and re-establish the state of Israel?

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Was it ever common for men to name their swords, as is common in mythology and fiction?

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Did the spread of early Christianity into Greece and Rome piggyback on the popularity of foreign "mystery" cults, like that of Osiris and Mithra?

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When was the first time in history when less than fifty percent of people were involved in food production?

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Did the Mandinka really use the invented "Mumbo-Jumbo" character to resolve disputes and pounish women by convincing their wives that he was a real, supernatural entity?	15
How seriously did people in the early twentieth century take the idea that Mars was home to intelligent life?	14
Were the bronze age palace economies really centrally-planned redistribution economies? How did they make distribution decisions without a modern information/communication infrastructure?	12
During the Late Bronze Age, what kinds of objects would be made of iron, and how common/available were they?	11
Why did Islam model itself after Judaism? What kind of influence did Judaism have in the region at the time?	9
Do we have any idea what religion was like in the Indian subcontinent before the arrival of the Aryans?	9
Why did it take so long after the fall of Rome for Jews in the diaspora to return to the Levant and re-establish the state of Israel?	9
Was it ever common for men to name their swords, as is common in mythology and fiction?	9
Did the spread of early Christianity into Greece and Rome piggyback on the popularity of foreign "mystery" cults, like that of Osiris and Mithra?	8
When was the first time in history when less than fifty percent of people were involved in food production?	8