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Is there a specific reason why Arabic script evolved into joined, curly form as compared to more blocky Greek and Latin alphabets?

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The Tse Tse fly has been cited as the main culprit behind the relative civilizational backwardness of Sub Saharan Africa. Did any methods of fighting the Tse Tse fly exist before the modern era?

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In both Sweden and Denmark standarized language forms have largely replaced local dialects. Has anyone studied any specific reasons as to why the same did not happen in Norway?

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How many acres of land were needed to feed a single person in the Early Middle Ages (500-1000 AD) in Western Europe?

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Why did hops displace other herbs in beer making?

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Were Ancient snd Medieval beds comfortable? Were they the kind of thing one would lije to soend entire day in?

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Greek and Latin scripts are still very similar to Phoenician. How come that the Brahmic family of scripts diverged so greatly from it's predecessor and into so many different scripts?

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Was post Marian Roman army qualitatively better thdn the pre Marian (Polybian) one?

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what types of ships did the Anglo Saxons use? Did they use Norse longships?

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Why is the monocle associated with Britishness? Even British countryball is portrayed with a monocle

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Is there a specific reason why Arabic script evolved into joined, curly form as compared to more blocky Greek and Latin alphabets?	497
The Tse Tse fly has been cited as the main culprit behind the relative civilizational backwardness of Sub Saharan Africa. Did any methods of fighting the Tse Tse fly exist before the modern era?	293
In both Sweden and Denmark standarized language forms have largely replaced local dialects. Has anyone studied any specific reasons as to why the same did not happen in Norway?	125
How many acres of land were needed to feed a single person in the Early Middle Ages (500-1000 AD) in Western Europe?	93
Why did hops displace other herbs in beer making?	78
Were Ancient snd Medieval beds comfortable? Were they the kind of thing one would lije to soend entire day in?	29
Greek and Latin scripts are still very similar to Phoenician. How come that the Brahmic family of scripts diverged so greatly from it's predecessor and into so many different scripts?	28
Was post Marian Roman army qualitatively better thdn the pre Marian (Polybian) one?	26
what types of ships did the Anglo Saxons use? Did they use Norse longships?	26
Why is the monocle associated with Britishness? Even British countryball is portrayed with a monocle	21