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How did the very first Chinese immigrants to the USA get their soy sauce? Did they make it in the States, was it shipped over, or did they just not use it?

244 upvotes • mthmchris

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Why was Cyprus settled so late? (compared to Crete or Australia, for example)

244 upvotes • Guenther110

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How did Romans manage and control the status of citizenship? How hard it was to pretend to be citizen and receive the benefits that came with it?

244 upvotes • Nero_Claudius_Caesar

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Since the Chinese considered their land to be a Middle Kingdom surrounded by barbarians, with a mandate of heaven to rule all, how did they view the fairly advanced Korea (Joseon Dynasty)? Did they recognize the legitimacy of the Korean monarch?

243 upvotes • Dragonquack

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Why are so many Indian immigrants (e.g. to Canada, but seemingly also elsewhere) Sikh, when they are such a minority in their native country?

243 upvotes • almostambidextrous

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What kind of illegal drugs were available in the Soviet Union to the average citizen?

243 upvotes • TanktopSamurai

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How did the modern academic paper structure emerge as the main vehicle of scientific communication.

243 upvotes • WriterOfLetters

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What is keeping a country from violating the rules of war?

243 upvotes • ThePlatinumDragon999

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Post-WW2 How did East Germans rationalize "now we are Communist"?

243 upvotes • Sertorius126

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Why are pirates and parrots associated? Did they really have pets in the Golden Age of Piracy?

243 upvotes • dhowlett1692

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did the very first Chinese immigrants to the USA get their soy sauce? Did they make it in the States, was it shipped over, or did they just not use it?	244	mthmchris
Why was Cyprus settled so late? (compared to Crete or Australia, for example)	244	Guenther110
How did Romans manage and control the status of citizenship? How hard it was to pretend to be citizen and receive the benefits that came with it?	244	Nero_Claudius_Caesar
Since the Chinese considered their land to be a Middle Kingdom surrounded by barbarians, with a mandate of heaven to rule all, how did they view the fairly advanced Korea (Joseon Dynasty)? Did they recognize the legitimacy of the Korean monarch?	243	Dragonquack
Why are so many Indian immigrants (e.g. to Canada, but seemingly also elsewhere) Sikh, when they are such a minority in their native country?	243	almostambidextrous
What kind of illegal drugs were available in the Soviet Union to the average citizen?	243	TanktopSamurai
How did the modern academic paper structure emerge as the main vehicle of scientific communication.	243	WriterOfLetters
What is keeping a country from violating the rules of war?	243	ThePlatinumDragon999
Post-WW2 How did East Germans rationalize "now we are Communist"?	243	Sertorius126
Why are pirates and parrots associated? Did they really have pets in the Golden Age of Piracy?	243	dhowlett1692