[Serious] At what point in human history did people realize sex caused pregnancy? Or was it always apparent?

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What is the oldest continually used word in the english language?

I'm thinking a word that hasn't changed since being introduced.

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How accurate was the novel, 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'?

I understand that a lot of the people existed but I don't know to what extent. Thank you for knowledge.

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Are there known cases of killing an enemy with own lost body parts

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I remember learning in high school that when Japan started building itself up, it picked certain elements from different countries in the western world and mixed it all together to create a better system. Is this true? Also if it is, what did they use from which countries?

For example they could've taken the subway system from London (which is probably completely wrong but I don't remember any of it and I couldn't find it on google)

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Why are there so many Hindu connotations in ancient Thai culture?

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What are some good WW1 books, which focus on the role of the Canadian role in that war?

Just a proud Canadian, wanting to know more about their heritage in their modern era.

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Which English monarch had more than one wife?

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Why did the allies not do one bombing raid on a concentration camp?

There was plenty of intelligence about the death camps.

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Why did the Pope remain neutral during WW2?

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How far back is the earliest known U.S usage of marking information Secret/Top Secret that still remains restricted knowledge to this day?

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After France was retaken in World War II, How was the new French government decided?

As a side question, How was the government for West Germany and East Germany decided after the war.

It's my understanding that a lot of the French government were killed during the Nazi reign.

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Who was the most to blame for the killings of Taino People when Columbus found them?

was the kind and queen of that time the most responsible because they ordered Columbus to take slaves and find gold using any means necessary, was it Columbus' men because they would actually do the killing, or was it more of the system of government at that time, which made it so Columbus would venture out for more wealth and power in the first place?

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What little known weather event had a huge impact on the outcome of a battle or war?

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When did History books become a big deal in schools? Have they always been in schools?

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Who are the Slavic people? Where do they come from?

What is their real migration history? Are they Scythians?

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Why do Syrians reject the Golan Heights in exchange for peace with Israel?

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What kinds of food would Jesus of Nazareth have eaten?

Me and some friends were talking about Jesus being invited to various dinners, and that got me thinking: What kinds of food would a 1st century AD Jew have eaten?

I know Jesus would have eaten bread and wine (that gets mentioned a lot) but what kinds? And what other foods? Also, several of his disciples were fishermen; where did they fish and what did they catch?

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Would America have entered World War II if the attack on Pearl Harbor had never happened?

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How come early Mesoamerican cultures were unable to invent the wheel, like in Mesopotamia?

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What thing's led up to the crusades, who is thought to have "started" them? And why?

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What was the right of passage into manhood for a boy in the Roman Empire like?

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Is this book accurate? "The Glory of the Crusades"?

aa

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Who opposed the Athenians at the Battle of Tanagra?

So while perusing the internets learning about the Peloponnesian War I came across the Battle of Tanagra:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tanagra_%28426_BC%29

Wikipedia is the only place I could find that showed me the non-Athenian generals are Darmok and Jalad. The term "Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra" plays a large role in the Star Trek Next Gen Episode "Darmok".

My question is, is Wikipedia bullshitting me(as I assume it is)? or did Star Trek lift these guys straight from the pages(tablets?) of Greek history?

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Do most religions go through a violent/extreme "adolescence"?

I've heard the argument made that if you line major world religions up with a common "start" date, they would roughly fall into a violent patch all at the same time. Does that hold true at all? Are there other predictors of religious extremism, i.e. political adoption, territorial threats, etc.?

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