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What is the origin of a red cross as a symbol for medicine?

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Wikipedia says Ibn Khaldun was the "forerunner of... historiography, sociology, economics, and demography." Was he really that influential? Do his theories and ideas still hold up? How important is he in the development of historical thought?

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Why cotton? Why was it cotton textiles that proved crucial to kick-starting the Industrial Revolution? Why not coal or steel or food or something (that seems to me) more important?

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Where does the tradition of exchanging rings to signify marriage come from?

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Why did Lord Balfour issue the Balfour Declaration? What did Britain have to gain by supporting Zionist interests in Palestine at the expense of their Saudi and Hashimite allies?

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What was the reaction of Palestinian Jews to European Zionism?

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To what extent were eunuchs created and used in the Roman Empire?

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Although the UN adopted the Genocide Convention in 1948, the treaty was not ratified by the United States until 1988. Why did it take the United States so long to ratify something so fundamental and important?

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I know I'm over-simplifying, but if Christianity started as an offshoot of Judaism, why do Jewish people celebrate Saturday as holy while Christians celebrate Sunday? Shouldn't it be the same day for both?

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What was the nature of public entertainment in ancient China?

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What is the origin of a red cross as a symbol for medicine?	6	AskHistorians
Wikipedia says Ibn Khaldun was the "forerunner of... historiography, sociology, economics, and demography." Was he really that influential? Do his theories and ideas still hold up? How important is he in the development of historical thought?	5	AskHistorians
Why cotton? Why was it cotton textiles that proved crucial to kick-starting the Industrial Revolution? Why not coal or steel or food or something (that seems to me) more important?	5	AskHistorians
Where does the tradition of exchanging rings to signify marriage come from?	5	AskHistorians
Why did Lord Balfour issue the Balfour Declaration? What did Britain have to gain by supporting Zionist interests in Palestine at the expense of their Saudi and Hashimite allies?	5	AskHistorians
What was the reaction of Palestinian Jews to European Zionism?	5	AskHistorians
To what extent were eunuchs created and used in the Roman Empire?	4	AskHistorians
Although the UN adopted the Genocide Convention in 1948, the treaty was not ratified by the United States until 1988. Why did it take the United States so long to ratify something so fundamental and important?	4	AskHistorians
I know I'm over-simplifying, but if Christianity started as an offshoot of Judaism, why do Jewish people celebrate Saturday as holy while Christians celebrate Sunday? Shouldn't it be the same day for both?	4	AskHistorians
What was the nature of public entertainment in ancient China?	4	AskHistorians