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What's up with all the Guineas? There's classic Guinea, but also -Bissau, Equatorial and Papua New. Why so many Guineas?

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In ancient Greece, why did going over to the Persians, "Medism", get it's own word? What do we know about Medizing?

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Did horses really go extinct in the Americas?

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What's the history or origin of the idea that links the full moon with "lunacy"?

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Why are the Chinese "Seven Household Necessities" (开门七件事）called the "Open Door Seven Items" and what is known of the list's origins?

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What, if anything, is known about the lifestyle and customs of the Gutians or other nomadic people of the Akkadian/Sumerian times?

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What's with the racist 'buck-toothed chinaman' image?

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Why are Puzur-Ashur, Puzur-Mama and Puzur-Inshushinak all Puzurs, despite being Assyrian, Sumerian and Elamite? Wikipedia suggests puzur means 'calling' but I thought those three languages were unrelated to each other.

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What's up with all the Guineas? There's classic Guinea, but also -Bissau, Equatorial and Papua New. Why so many Guineas?	570
In ancient Greece, why did going over to the Persians, "Medism", get it's own word? What do we know about Medizing?	16
Did horses really go extinct in the Americas?	14
What's the history or origin of the idea that links the full moon with "lunacy"?	10
Why are the Chinese "Seven Household Necessities" (开门七件事）called the "Open Door Seven Items" and what is known of the list's origins?	10
What, if anything, is known about the lifestyle and customs of the Gutians or other nomadic people of the Akkadian/Sumerian times?	6
What's with the racist 'buck-toothed chinaman' image?	5
Why are Puzur-Ashur, Puzur-Mama and Puzur-Inshushinak all Puzurs, despite being Assyrian, Sumerian and Elamite? Wikipedia suggests puzur means 'calling' but I thought those three languages were unrelated to each other.	1