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Why did the Dutch mob that lynched Johan de Witt also cannibalize him?

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How did ancient Greek philosophers make money to live on?

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Did ancient cultures have any cute/cartoonish art forms?

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How accurate is the claim that modern yoga practised in the west isn't ancient?

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"In those days, "surgeons operated in blood-stiffened frock coats – the stiffer the coat, the prouder the busy surgeon", "pus was as inseparable from surgery as blood", and "Cleanliness was next to prudishness"" How would this make sense in the light of the miasma theory? Wouldnt everything reek?

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How did the native americans symbolize the loss of a baby?

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During the Korean War, both Seoul and Pyongyang were occupied by enemy forces for several months. What do we know about the different occupation policies for these two capitals? Were there attempts to set up aligned local governments, to prosecute enemies of the occupying regimes, etc?

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Is there any truth to Ivanhoe inspiring the use of military titles, and the idea of Chivalry, in the Antebellum South?

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The Islamic invasions of India.

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Why did the Dutch mob that lynched Johan de Witt also cannibalize him?	34
How did ancient Greek philosophers make money to live on?	34
Did ancient cultures have any cute/cartoonish art forms?	34
[deleted by user]	34
How accurate is the claim that modern yoga practised in the west isn't ancient?	34
"In those days, "surgeons operated in blood-stiffened frock coats – the stiffer the coat, the prouder the busy surgeon", "pus was as inseparable from surgery as blood", and "Cleanliness was next to prudishness"" How would this make sense in the light of the miasma theory? Wouldnt everything reek?	34
How did the native americans symbolize the loss of a baby?	34
During the Korean War, both Seoul and Pyongyang were occupied by enemy forces for several months. What do we know about the different occupation policies for these two capitals? Were there attempts to set up aligned local governments, to prosecute enemies of the occupying regimes, etc?	34
Is there any truth to Ivanhoe inspiring the use of military titles, and the idea of Chivalry, in the Antebellum South?	34
The Islamic invasions of India.	34