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According to a recent interview, Xi Jinping explained to Trump why the Chinese has influence over North Korea but at the same time why this relationship is complicated. What gives China this influence and exactly why is the relationship so complicated?

237 upvotes • Iamessar

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I am a Indian who has come for higher education in United kingdom pre 1947 . How am I treated in UK? Do the professors discriminate against me? Do my fellow white english students talk with me ? Is there a bias against me while giving credit or marks for academic performance

237 upvotes • SaffronCapitalist

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How did Native Americans deal with natural disasters like tornadoes?

237 upvotes • Ushouldknowthat

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Did anyone ever ask Karl Dönitz about Bletchley Park once it was revealed?

237 upvotes • ykickamoocow111

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How does modern alcohol compare to medieval one?

237 upvotes • high_Stalin

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Is there still tea at the bottom of the Boston Harbor?

237 upvotes • cia17

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Marco Polo describes Guangzhou like a Utopia, where every citizen was cared for so even the poorest person had a house and food, and couples were even borrowed a castle for their wedding party, among many other things, how much of this can we believe?

237 upvotes • Frigorifico

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Norse mythology is really popular right now, but what do we know about pre-Christian beliefs in the rest of Europe?

237 upvotes • Darmok-on-the-Ocean

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In The Godfather Part 2, Fulgencio Baptista unexpectedly arrives at a new year's ball in Havana and announces he's leaving Cuba, and Michael Corleone has to run while the rebels take the city. Was the fall of his government really that sudden and dramatic?

237 upvotes • DecoySnailDetector

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Were the violent events that occurred in the movie Casino (1995) common occurrence in casinos in the 1970s (the vise scene, alive burial, hand-breaking, etc.)? Were the heads of Casinos actually that brutal and unforgiving to cheaters?

237 upvotes • Wicked_Potato-75

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
According to a recent interview, Xi Jinping explained to Trump why the Chinese has influence over North Korea but at the same time why this relationship is complicated. What gives China this influence and exactly why is the relationship so complicated?	237	Iamessar
I am a Indian who has come for higher education in United kingdom pre 1947 . How am I treated in UK? Do the professors discriminate against me? Do my fellow white english students talk with me ? Is there a bias against me while giving credit or marks for academic performance	237	SaffronCapitalist
How did Native Americans deal with natural disasters like tornadoes?	237	Ushouldknowthat
Did anyone ever ask Karl Dönitz about Bletchley Park once it was revealed?	237	ykickamoocow111
How does modern alcohol compare to medieval one?	237	high_Stalin
Is there still tea at the bottom of the Boston Harbor?	237	cia17
Marco Polo describes Guangzhou like a Utopia, where every citizen was cared for so even the poorest person had a house and food, and couples were even borrowed a castle for their wedding party, among many other things, how much of this can we believe?	237	Frigorifico
Norse mythology is really popular right now, but what do we know about pre-Christian beliefs in the rest of Europe?	237	Darmok-on-the-Ocean
In The Godfather Part 2, Fulgencio Baptista unexpectedly arrives at a new year's ball in Havana and announces he's leaving Cuba, and Michael Corleone has to run while the rebels take the city. Was the fall of his government really that sudden and dramatic?	237	DecoySnailDetector
Were the violent events that occurred in the movie Casino (1995) common occurrence in casinos in the 1970s (the vise scene, alive burial, hand-breaking, etc.)? Were the heads of Casinos actually that brutal and unforgiving to cheaters?	237	Wicked_Potato-75