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Why did kissing on the cheek as a greeting never really catch on in American custom?

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The names Serge, Sergio, Sergei, and other variants are rather common in France, Spain, Italy, Russia, etc. Why is it not a common name in England or the United States?

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How/from where did the newly created and heavily Kemal-aligned Turkish Grand National Assembly derive the authority to abolish the Sultanate in 1922?

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Why did English speakers decide upon calling the capital of Egypt Cairo, when the city's name in Arabic is actually Al-Qahira? Why didn't English speakers just call it it Caira? Or Cahara?

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Did Aztec emperors throughout history wear normally the same general type of headgear or can they be distinguished from one another by what they wore?

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Is there scholarly consensus on the legitimacy or illegitimacy of the Three Secrets of Fatima?

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Did the Bolsheviks honor the Tsar's treaties?

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Are the modern western names Marvin/Mervin/Mervyn descendents of the Arabic names Marwan/Marouane/Merwan?

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Was Ann Richards ever considered to have presidential potential and/or aspirations?

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[serious] I had always assumed so, but I thought I would ask anyway to be sure. Is the n-word only used in the US?

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Why did kissing on the cheek as a greeting never really catch on in American custom?	725
The names Serge, Sergio, Sergei, and other variants are rather common in France, Spain, Italy, Russia, etc. Why is it not a common name in England or the United States?	370
How/from where did the newly created and heavily Kemal-aligned Turkish Grand National Assembly derive the authority to abolish the Sultanate in 1922?	16
Why did English speakers decide upon calling the capital of Egypt Cairo, when the city's name in Arabic is actually Al-Qahira? Why didn't English speakers just call it it Caira? Or Cahara?	16
Did Aztec emperors throughout history wear normally the same general type of headgear or can they be distinguished from one another by what they wore?	13
Is there scholarly consensus on the legitimacy or illegitimacy of the Three Secrets of Fatima?	11
Did the Bolsheviks honor the Tsar's treaties?	7
Are the modern western names Marvin/Mervin/Mervyn descendents of the Arabic names Marwan/Marouane/Merwan?	6
Was Ann Richards ever considered to have presidential potential and/or aspirations?	1
[serious] I had always assumed so, but I thought I would ask anyway to be sure. Is the n-word only used in the US?	1