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Land redistribution seemed to be quite successful in Japan and Korea, and yet disastrous in Russia and China. What are the biggest differences, and why do historians think this is the case?

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Did Vikings or pirates ever develop moral codes limiting what they could do to their victims?

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Back when people had to drink alcohol because water was dirty, what were they drinking? What was the alcohol content?

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Is China's draconian drug policy related to the Opium Wars?

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Is there a legal document which established London as the capital of the UK?

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"Castle Anthrax" was a gag used in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. What put anthrax in the minds of the public in the 70s?

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What were the demographics of Ancient Rome? Where there ethnic districts? What about prominent black Romans?

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How was Pol Pot portrayed by the US after Vietnam invaded/liberated Cambodia?

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When did governments always being in debt become normal and expected?

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Have Christian movements ever referred to Jesus as an "incarnation" of God? Why is this word seemingly only used for other religions?

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Land redistribution seemed to be quite successful in Japan and Korea, and yet disastrous in Russia and China. What are the biggest differences, and why do historians think this is the case?	52
Did Vikings or pirates ever develop moral codes limiting what they could do to their victims?	50
Back when people had to drink alcohol because water was dirty, what were they drinking? What was the alcohol content?	44
Is China's draconian drug policy related to the Opium Wars?	38
Is there a legal document which established London as the capital of the UK?	37
"Castle Anthrax" was a gag used in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. What put anthrax in the minds of the public in the 70s?	34
What were the demographics of Ancient Rome? Where there ethnic districts? What about prominent black Romans?	29
How was Pol Pot portrayed by the US after Vietnam invaded/liberated Cambodia?	29
When did governments always being in debt become normal and expected?	26
Have Christian movements ever referred to Jesus as an "incarnation" of God? Why is this word seemingly only used for other religions?	26