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Legendary Chinese physician Hua Tou knew about brain tumors and anesthesia as early as 200AD. Just how much medical science did the Chinese actually know back then?

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Why were Chinese people so much more receptive of the Jurchens(Qing) compared to the Mongols(Yuan)?

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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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Were daggers a fashion accessory in Renaissance Italy, or a practical concern?

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I think my granny spoke Gothic

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How were the Arabs able to sustain the cost of their early conquests? Were they not a relatively poor people prior to this?

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Ancient notions of modernity

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Over the course of the late 20th century, locally owned and branded hamburger restaurants were all but eradicated by large fast food chains. Why did locally owned pizzerias not meet the same fate?

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Legendary Chinese physician Hua Tou knew about brain tumors and anesthesia as early as 200AD. Just how much medical science did the Chinese actually know back then?	32
[deleted by user]	32
[deleted by user]	32
Why were Chinese people so much more receptive of the Jurchens(Qing) compared to the Mongols(Yuan)?	32
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?	32
Were daggers a fashion accessory in Renaissance Italy, or a practical concern?	32
I think my granny spoke Gothic	32
How were the Arabs able to sustain the cost of their early conquests? Were they not a relatively poor people prior to this?	32
Ancient notions of modernity	32
Over the course of the late 20th century, locally owned and branded hamburger restaurants were all but eradicated by large fast food chains. Why did locally owned pizzerias not meet the same fate?	32