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Why do Chinese myths, like the Four Great Folktales, have lawyers, doctors and pharmacies, while European myths, like the Odyssey or King Arthur stories, mostly don't?

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Was the chapter Isaiah 53 really forbidden from synagogues by rabbi around the year 300 AD?

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When Mexico became independent, how did they choose the name?

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Why were so many early muslim scholars obsessed with Aristotle?

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We know that people from south america traded with people in Mexico before colonization, how was such a trip made?

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Did ancient people thought the entire world looked and dressed like them?

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The native americans knew smithing, but they seemed to only have used to jewelry, why didn't they made metal tools and weapons?

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If most people couldn't read, what was the purpose of those big monuments with inscriptions carved in them?

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Why didn't other mexican cultures adopt the mayan writing system?

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How do people cut their hair before being introduced to scissors?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do Chinese myths, like the Four Great Folktales, have lawyers, doctors and pharmacies, while European myths, like the Odyssey or King Arthur stories, mostly don't?	96
Was the chapter Isaiah 53 really forbidden from synagogues by rabbi around the year 300 AD?	94
When Mexico became independent, how did they choose the name?	91
Why were so many early muslim scholars obsessed with Aristotle?	90
We know that people from south america traded with people in Mexico before colonization, how was such a trip made?	85
Did ancient people thought the entire world looked and dressed like them?	80
The native americans knew smithing, but they seemed to only have used to jewelry, why didn't they made metal tools and weapons?	79
If most people couldn't read, what was the purpose of those big monuments with inscriptions carved in them?	76
Why didn't other mexican cultures adopt the mayan writing system?	75
How do people cut their hair before being introduced to scissors?	75