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Considering Muhammad had several wives who were well-educated and scholarly, how did sects of Islam become so hostile to educating women?
Before desegregation, did people believe that Heaven was segregated?
Before desegregation, did people believe that Heaven was segregated?
How did people refer to clockwise and counterclockwise before clocks?
Was Plato aware of Buddha?
Why was pizza the first to jump into the delivery market?
How did the term “goth” go from meaning a Germanic tribe, to a person who wears black and is into the macabre?
When and how did surnames go from unofficial references to occupation, geography, nicknames to official family names?
Why are the Julian calendar months named after Roman gods/emperors but the days of the week are all variants of Norse gods?
What have freemasons really done and how has it influenced history? And why are there so many conspiracies?
Are there any theories to explain the many old legends and myths of a race of giants?
How would people in antiquity learn foreign languages?
Why do English speakers call him Jesus instead of Joshua?
Why is “Jesús” a common name in Spanish but not English?
Why did every communist country ban porn?
Why did every communist country ban porn?
How exactly were color TVs advertised on black and white sets?
How were color TVs advertised on black and white sets?
Hanukkah, despite being a relatively minor Jewish holiday (indeed it is a festival), has, in the broader culture, become "Jewish Christmas," even though religiously it's not nearly as important as Christmas. Why?
Hanukkah, despite being a relatively minor Jewish holiday (indeed it is a festival), has become “Jewish Christmas,” even though religiously it’s not nearly as important as Christmas. Why?
Is possible that there were civilizations akin to those of the Homo Sapiens' Bronze Age something like 150,000+ years ago?
Is possible that there were civilizations akin to those of the Homo Sapiens’ Bronze Age something like 150,000+ years ago?
If someone stole my wallet in 1770 in London or New York what would I do?
If someone stole my wallet in 1770 in London or New York what would I do?
Did pirates use spears and armor?
Did pirates use spears and armor?
When Christianity was legalized by the Roman Empire, how did the government reconcile the anti-imperial rhetoric of Jesus and the culpability of Rome regarding his crucifixion?
When Christianity was legalized by the Roman Empire, how did the government reconcile the anti-imperial rhetoric of Jesus and the culpability of Rome regarding his crucifixion?
Where did the cartoonish bomb originate? The black sphere with a short wick?
Where did the cartoonish bomb originate? The black sphere with a short wick?
How old is the myth of the "monster under the bed"?
How old is the myth of the “monster under the bed”?
Have bathrooms always be segregated by gender? If not, when did this practice begin?
Have bathrooms always been segregated by gender? If not, when did this practice begin?
Why is The Star and Crescent considered “The Islamic Symbol”?
Why is The Star and Crescent considered “The Islamic Symbol”?
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