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Why are African civilizations relatively unknown?

156 upvotes • 7santis

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Male life expectancy in Russia fell from 65 years in 1987 to 57 in 1994. How exactly were all these men dying?

156 upvotes • Sarrada_Aerea

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Are there any good documentaries or shows on the Aztecs that aren’t like ancient aliens?

156 upvotes • AcademicAd4816

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How has the awkwardness of puberty and early teen years been viewed at different points in history?

156 upvotes • Id_rather_be_eating

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How did medical circumcision of male infants become the norm in the United States?

156 upvotes • bluehoursky

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Have there been things that we, as westerners, view as traumatic (rape, war, molestation, child abuse) that individuals from other civilizations were not traumatized by, and vice versa?

156 upvotes • [deleted]

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In a time before the invention of airplanes, is there any evidence of people making paper airplanes out of paper/parchment?

156 upvotes • DJSlambert

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Why did civilizations start occurring simultaneously around 4000 years ago in China, Egypt, India, Middle East?

156 upvotes • zornthewise

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How were Roman ruins perceived in the medieval period, if at all?

156 upvotes • idjet

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How did the Vikings (or rather, the Norweigans and Swedes of the Viking Age) view the Finns? And vice-versa?

156 upvotes • Chernograd

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why are African civilizations relatively unknown?	156	7santis
Male life expectancy in Russia fell from 65 years in 1987 to 57 in 1994. How exactly were all these men dying?	156	Sarrada_Aerea
Are there any good documentaries or shows on the Aztecs that aren’t like ancient aliens?	156	AcademicAd4816
How has the awkwardness of puberty and early teen years been viewed at different points in history?	156	Id_rather_be_eating
How did medical circumcision of male infants become the norm in the United States?	156	bluehoursky
Have there been things that we, as westerners, view as traumatic (rape, war, molestation, child abuse) that individuals from other civilizations were not traumatized by, and vice versa?	156	[deleted]
In a time before the invention of airplanes, is there any evidence of people making paper airplanes out of paper/parchment?	156	DJSlambert
Why did civilizations start occurring simultaneously around 4000 years ago in China, Egypt, India, Middle East?	156	zornthewise
How were Roman ruins perceived in the medieval period, if at all?	156	idjet
How did the Vikings (or rather, the Norweigans and Swedes of the Viking Age) view the Finns? And vice-versa?	156	Chernograd