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How was the discovery of Peking Man received/reported in China? How has the interpretation of his remains changed over time?

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If one side of Thermopylae was the sea, and the Persians had ships, why didn't the Persian ships attack the Greeks?

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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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How prominent is group selection as a driver of biological change?

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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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How was the discovery of Peking Man received/reported in China? How has the interpretation of his remains changed over time?	24	AskHistorians
If one side of Thermopylae was the sea, and the Persians had ships, why didn't the Persian ships attack the Greeks?	23	AskHistorians
Was Buddha a Scythian?	22	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
How did Slovenia escape most of the bloodshed of the Yugoslav Wars?	21	AskHistorians
How prominent is group selection as a driver of biological change?	20	askscience
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	AskHistorians
Were the Scythian archers--a police-like body in Athens referred to in the works of Aristophanes--a real thing?	19	AskHistorians
Tolstoy says women tied ribbons over their ears when attending concerts. Why would they do this?	18	AskHistorians