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Is it true that Aztec Shamans used the psychoactive properties of Morning Glory seeds for divination?

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What's the difference between high and low Anglicans, and why did they split?

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[META] AskHistorians Showcase Submissions [Ancient World]

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[META] AskHistorians Showcase Submissions [North America]

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[META] AskHistorians Showcase Submissions [Europe]

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Was the One Ring made of superior metal?

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How widespread was the Galenic one-sex model on the 'fringes' of Western Europe, especially in Scandinavia, Eastern or Baltic Europe?

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In 'Discourse On Colonialism' Aimé Césaire claims that Hitler's crime wasn't the methods he used, but the fact that he used on white people what was previously reserved for colonial subjects. Is this accurate? Were the British/French/Dutch 'colonial procedures' as 'bad' as Hitler's?

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Is there any evidence of humans worshipping a deity through sexual rituals, prostitution or not, anywhere in the ancient Near East?

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What happened during the Ten Tragic Days ("La Decena Trágica") of the Mexican Revolution? Did the United States play a role in it?

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Is it true that Aztec Shamans used the psychoactive properties of Morning Glory seeds for divination?	50
What's the difference between high and low Anglicans, and why did they split?	47
[META] AskHistorians Showcase Submissions [Ancient World]	46
[META] AskHistorians Showcase Submissions [North America]	46
[META] AskHistorians Showcase Submissions [Europe]	46
Was the One Ring made of superior metal?	45
How widespread was the Galenic one-sex model on the 'fringes' of Western Europe, especially in Scandinavia, Eastern or Baltic Europe?	44
In 'Discourse On Colonialism' Aimé Césaire claims that Hitler's crime wasn't the methods he used, but the fact that he used on white people what was previously reserved for colonial subjects. Is this accurate? Were the British/French/Dutch 'colonial procedures' as 'bad' as Hitler's?	43
Is there any evidence of humans worshipping a deity through sexual rituals, prostitution or not, anywhere in the ancient Near East?	40
What happened during the Ten Tragic Days ("La Decena Trágica") of the Mexican Revolution? Did the United States play a role in it?	40