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

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Was Freddie Mercury a devout Zoroastrian?, or did he abandon his faith?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	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	AskHistorians
Was the chapter Isaiah 53 really forbidden from synagogues by rabbi around the year 300 AD?	94	AskHistorians
When Mexico became independent, how did they choose the name?	91	AskHistorians
Why were so many early muslim scholars obsessed with Aristotle?	90	AskHistorians
We know that people from south america traded with people in Mexico before colonization, how was such a trip made?	85	AskHistorians
Did ancient people thought the entire world looked and dressed like them?	80	AskHistorians
The native americans knew smithing, but they seemed to only have used to jewelry, why didn't they made metal tools and weapons?	79	AskHistorians
If most people couldn't read, what was the purpose of those big monuments with inscriptions carved in them?	76	AskHistorians
How do people cut their hair before being introduced to scissors?	75	AskHistorians
Was Freddie Mercury a devout Zoroastrian?, or did he abandon his faith?	75	AskHistorians