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Did Alexander the Great develop any effective anti-guerilla tactics during his conquests in Central Asia (Afghanistan), or did he just move on to India once he established nominal control and before the locals grew ornery?	1
The roaring twenties followed on the heels of the devastating 1918 Flu Pandemic. When did people recognize they'd exited the doldrums and entered a period of economic boom and cultural efflorescence? How much awareness of this change was there?	1
Empire of the Summer Moon suggests the Comanche had trouble replacing losses from war and disease due to the high rate of miscarriage among women riding horses. Is there evidence to support this? Was it also true for other horse-cultures, such as the many horse tribes on the Eurasian Steppe?	1
To what extent did the ancient Greeks worship the Titans?	1
How dramatically did the Cholla Dynasty alter the Cauvery River Delta in India? What was the result?	1
Are there any examples of economic bubbles and resulting deflations occuring in the pre-stock market world?	1
Human feces was considered very valuable in Asia and always collected for use in agriculture, up until at least the early 20th century. But I've heard little about human excrement collection and sales in the premodern West. Was there a "black gold," industry in Europe and the ancient Near East?	1
Did Roman aqueducts only serve large cities due to their cost? Would a smaller city of say, 30,000 people have one? What's the smallest city we know of served by an aqueduct?	1
The Chinese and the Tibetans were conquered by the Manchus and incorporated into their empire. Now China claims Tibet. Isn't that like Singapore claiming India because they were both conquered by the British Empire? What context am I missing?	1
I've seen it claimed in several different places that Americans didn't start taking their shoes off when they entered a home until a large number of Americans GIs returned from the occupation of Japan, where they'd gotten used to the practice. Is this true?	1

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