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How did people in the 17th & 18th centuries wear wool coats in the Caribbean?

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How were the early Islamic conquerors able to leave such a lasting cultural footprint so quickly?

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Why were Italy and the Netherlands so urbanized during the Renaissance compared to the rest of Europe?

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Why did Latin survive and evolve in places like France, Spain, and Romania, but not North Africa or the Eastern Mediterranean?

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Is there any historical record of people getting music stuck in their head in a time before music could be recorded?

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Why were the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers established by European settlers as boundaries between territories, but the Missouri River wasn't?

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How hot would it have been inside a suit of bronze armor in a place like Egypt or Mesopotamia?

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Why was the US able to occupy and rebuild post-war Germany & Japan into stable, functioning democracies over a few decades, but after 20 years in Iraq/Afghanistan the situation is just as bad, if not worse, than it was before the occupation?

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What would have happened to the Persian Empire if Alexander the Great had never been born?

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What factors contributed to some civilizations being able to undergo alternating periods of unity and fracture (think China, Egypt, India) while others were never able to reunify after their collapse (think Rome or Persia)?

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How did people in the 17th & 18th centuries wear wool coats in the Caribbean?	4
How were the early Islamic conquerors able to leave such a lasting cultural footprint so quickly?	4
Why were Italy and the Netherlands so urbanized during the Renaissance compared to the rest of Europe?	3
Why did Latin survive and evolve in places like France, Spain, and Romania, but not North Africa or the Eastern Mediterranean?	3
Is there any historical record of people getting music stuck in their head in a time before music could be recorded?	3
Why were the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers established by European settlers as boundaries between territories, but the Missouri River wasn't?	2
How hot would it have been inside a suit of bronze armor in a place like Egypt or Mesopotamia?	2
Why was the US able to occupy and rebuild post-war Germany & Japan into stable, functioning democracies over a few decades, but after 20 years in Iraq/Afghanistan the situation is just as bad, if not worse, than it was before the occupation?	1
What would have happened to the Persian Empire if Alexander the Great had never been born?	1
What factors contributed to some civilizations being able to undergo alternating periods of unity and fracture (think China, Egypt, India) while others were never able to reunify after their collapse (think Rome or Persia)?	1