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What are the evidence of a Semitic-speaking presence in Ethiopia and Eritrea as early as 2000 BC?

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The standard dialect of a language are usually based on a regional power, like Paris for French or Beijing for Chinese. Why is General American based on a Midwest accent?

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Was the Articles of Confederation, similar or the same to the government of Ancient Greece?

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When/What was closest we have ever been to a Utopia?

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What did the Bolsheviks think of Russia's past colonization of Siberia, Central Asia and Alaska?

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Did the Vikings bring back anything from North America?

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Both Korea and Vietnam used to have a variation of the chinese writing system to write their respective languages, but both of them have since replaced it with simpler writing systems. Were there ever any attempts to do anything like that in Japan or China (outside of Mao's simplified characters)?

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What were the incest laws in Rajput culture of 16th century Jaipur:

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Pop culture and anecdotal comments from older coworkers indicate that drug and alcohol use at work and home was rampant through the 60s-80s for both employees and executives. What reshaped drug use in corporate culture between the 60s through today?

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I've seen websites claim that William T. Sherman suffered from bipolar disorder. Besides the one documented breakdown during the Civil War is there actually any proof he had life-long mental health issues?

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What are the evidence of a Semitic-speaking presence in Ethiopia and Eritrea as early as 2000 BC?	6
The standard dialect of a language are usually based on a regional power, like Paris for French or Beijing for Chinese. Why is General American based on a Midwest accent?	6
Was the Articles of Confederation, similar or the same to the government of Ancient Greece?	6
When/What was closest we have ever been to a Utopia?	6
What did the Bolsheviks think of Russia's past colonization of Siberia, Central Asia and Alaska?	6
Did the Vikings bring back anything from North America?	6
Both Korea and Vietnam used to have a variation of the chinese writing system to write their respective languages, but both of them have since replaced it with simpler writing systems. Were there ever any attempts to do anything like that in Japan or China (outside of Mao's simplified characters)?	6
What were the incest laws in Rajput culture of 16th century Jaipur:	6
Pop culture and anecdotal comments from older coworkers indicate that drug and alcohol use at work and home was rampant through the 60s-80s for both employees and executives. What reshaped drug use in corporate culture between the 60s through today?	6
I've seen websites claim that William T. Sherman suffered from bipolar disorder. Besides the one documented breakdown during the Civil War is there actually any proof he had life-long mental health issues?	6