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Was Buddha a Scythian?

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Journalism in imperial China: The empire was huge and had far-flung literati, and the availability of both paper and printing from about 1100 AD; yet newspapers didn't flourish until the 19th century. Why not, and what changed in the 19th century?

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Is asymmetric warfare a relatively recent phenomenon, having emerged only after industrialization and the technological divergence of different societies? Or can the concept be applied to pre-industrial wars too?

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How did Slovenia escape most of the bloodshed of the Yugoslav Wars?

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In 1979 a group of radicals seized Mecca's Grand Mosque and held it for two weeks. Was this inspired by Iranian Revolution that occurred just a few months prior? Did it renew Saudi conservatism? And were French commandos involved in the mosque's retaking?

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Were the Scythian archers--a police-like body in Athens referred to in the works of Aristophanes--a real thing?

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Tolstoy says women tied ribbons over their ears when attending concerts. Why would they do this?

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Why did Marcus Aurelius write "Meditations" in Greek?

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In Taiwan, "betel nut beauties" used to be a common sight. Why did sellers in Taiwan use such blatant "sex sells" marketing with betel nuts but not with other products?

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Between 1405 and 1433 Zheng He led seven "treasure voyages" from China to various parts of the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia. How did the regions he visited react to/record the visits?

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Was Buddha a Scythian?	22
Journalism in imperial China: The empire was huge and had far-flung literati, and the availability of both paper and printing from about 1100 AD; yet newspapers didn't flourish until the 19th century. Why not, and what changed in the 19th century?	22
Is asymmetric warfare a relatively recent phenomenon, having emerged only after industrialization and the technological divergence of different societies? Or can the concept be applied to pre-industrial wars too?	22
How did Slovenia escape most of the bloodshed of the Yugoslav Wars?	21
In 1979 a group of radicals seized Mecca's Grand Mosque and held it for two weeks. Was this inspired by Iranian Revolution that occurred just a few months prior? Did it renew Saudi conservatism? And were French commandos involved in the mosque's retaking?	19
Were the Scythian archers--a police-like body in Athens referred to in the works of Aristophanes--a real thing?	19
Tolstoy says women tied ribbons over their ears when attending concerts. Why would they do this?	18
Why did Marcus Aurelius write "Meditations" in Greek?	18
In Taiwan, "betel nut beauties" used to be a common sight. Why did sellers in Taiwan use such blatant "sex sells" marketing with betel nuts but not with other products?	17
Between 1405 and 1433 Zheng He led seven "treasure voyages" from China to various parts of the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia. How did the regions he visited react to/record the visits?	17