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How old is the tradition of a "tooth fairy"? How did previous civilizations deal with baby teeth that have fallen out?

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How did New York become so succesful, what set it apart from all the other colonies and ports of the original 13 colonies?

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Why was the Roman Empire and its predecessor state so successful in conquering and keeping territories? What did the empires of the 17th-20th century do differently compared to that of the Roman Empire, why couldn't they keep their lands as long as the Romans did?

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Would I be able to recognize what was happening in the service if I entered the Hagia Sophia in 600 AD while the clergy where conducting Sunday services?

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What was it like to be a Jew in the court of the Byzantine Empire?

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Has there ever been a case of a government completely restarting it's bureaucracy, without something like a revolution?

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Which non western country has had the least influence on it's development, from inception to today, by western countries?

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Why doesn't Islam have a tradition of monasticism like Christianity or Buddhism?

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When was the first time a majority of humans understood the true shape and image of the planet, in your opinion?

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What did ancient Egypt, Greece, and/or Rome know about really ancient societies like Sumeria and Babylon? Or where they completely unaware that they even existed?

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How old is the tradition of a "tooth fairy"? How did previous civilizations deal with baby teeth that have fallen out?	37
How did New York become so succesful, what set it apart from all the other colonies and ports of the original 13 colonies?	34
Why was the Roman Empire and its predecessor state so successful in conquering and keeping territories? What did the empires of the 17th-20th century do differently compared to that of the Roman Empire, why couldn't they keep their lands as long as the Romans did?	29
Would I be able to recognize what was happening in the service if I entered the Hagia Sophia in 600 AD while the clergy where conducting Sunday services?	29
What was it like to be a Jew in the court of the Byzantine Empire?	29
Has there ever been a case of a government completely restarting it's bureaucracy, without something like a revolution?	28
Which non western country has had the least influence on it's development, from inception to today, by western countries?	24
Why doesn't Islam have a tradition of monasticism like Christianity or Buddhism?	21
When was the first time a majority of humans understood the true shape and image of the planet, in your opinion?	18
What did ancient Egypt, Greece, and/or Rome know about really ancient societies like Sumeria and Babylon? Or where they completely unaware that they even existed?	17