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Was there a tradition of mordant countercultural jokes/humor under Chinese communism, analogous to that under Soviet communism?

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Besides Odysseus's dog Argos, are there any named dogs in ancient Greek literature? Do we have any idea what typical ancient Greek dog names were?

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1491 by Charles Mann: What does it get right and what does it get wrong?

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Apologies for the general question, but how much do we know about the Hittites compared to other cultures of the ancient Near East?

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Did cities in the western hemisphere, just prior to Columbus's arrival, have similar disease/sanitation problems to cities in Europe of the same era?

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How exactly did the "Three Sisters" agriculture system work in indigenous America? Has it been replicated by modern farmers and/or researchers?

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I am an educated Italian living in Rome a couple of centuries before the fall of Constantinople to the Turks. What terms do I use to refer to the eastern Roman empire?

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What kind of cuss words were used by Soviet-era Russians? Was any of the cussing based on religious terms?

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Were there any hunter-gatherer societies in Europe that survived into the historical era? If so, do we have written records of contact with any of them?

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How/why did the dialogue as a form of "nonfiction" literature go out of fashion?

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Was there a tradition of mordant countercultural jokes/humor under Chinese communism, analogous to that under Soviet communism?	33
Besides Odysseus's dog Argos, are there any named dogs in ancient Greek literature? Do we have any idea what typical ancient Greek dog names were?	30
1491 by Charles Mann: What does it get right and what does it get wrong?	29
Apologies for the general question, but how much do we know about the Hittites compared to other cultures of the ancient Near East?	26
Did cities in the western hemisphere, just prior to Columbus's arrival, have similar disease/sanitation problems to cities in Europe of the same era?	24
How exactly did the "Three Sisters" agriculture system work in indigenous America? Has it been replicated by modern farmers and/or researchers?	19
I am an educated Italian living in Rome a couple of centuries before the fall of Constantinople to the Turks. What terms do I use to refer to the eastern Roman empire?	15
What kind of cuss words were used by Soviet-era Russians? Was any of the cussing based on religious terms?	13
Were there any hunter-gatherer societies in Europe that survived into the historical era? If so, do we have written records of contact with any of them?	11
How/why did the dialogue as a form of "nonfiction" literature go out of fashion?	9