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Looking at footage of the Japanese surrender at the end of WW2, the civilian representatives are all dressed in top hats. When and why did Japanese civil officials begin to wear them, why were they still wearing them in 1945, and when did they stop?

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How much foreign interest was there in the English Civil War, and were attempts made by continental powers to capitalise on it?

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When did the cannon piece appear in Xiangqi (Chinese chess)?

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Why are the dates for Christmas and Easter (and presumably other feast days) out of sync between the Catholic (+ Protestant) and Orthodox churches?

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Throughout most of the former Western Roman Empire (i.e. Italy, Gaul, Iberia), the new 'barbarian' rulers ended up speaking Latin and its variations. Why and how did Germanic languages take over in England, rather than the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes adopting Latin or perhaps Britonnic?

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Cinchona bark, and its refined extract quinine, were vital for treating and preventing malaria among Europeans in the 19th century, and consequently in enormous demand. Did the demand for antimalarial medicines lead to significant deforestation in the South American countries cinchona was native to?

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What did other artists think of Bob Ross and Bill Alexander when they were active?

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How did the Emu War become the memetic event in Australian history that it has?

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Did the creation of Rajneeshpuram and, later on, the discovery of the salmonella poisonings by the Rajneeshi, significantly affect mainstream American opinion of Indian religion?

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How many troops fought at Passchendaele?

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Looking at footage of the Japanese surrender at the end of WW2, the civilian representatives are all dressed in top hats. When and why did Japanese civil officials begin to wear them, why were they still wearing them in 1945, and when did they stop?	19	AskHistorians
How much foreign interest was there in the English Civil War, and were attempts made by continental powers to capitalise on it?	19	AskHistorians
When did the cannon piece appear in Xiangqi (Chinese chess)?	19	AskHistorians
Why are the dates for Christmas and Easter (and presumably other feast days) out of sync between the Catholic (+ Protestant) and Orthodox churches?	19	AskHistorians
Throughout most of the former Western Roman Empire (i.e. Italy, Gaul, Iberia), the new 'barbarian' rulers ended up speaking Latin and its variations. Why and how did Germanic languages take over in England, rather than the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes adopting Latin or perhaps Britonnic?	19	AskHistorians
Cinchona bark, and its refined extract quinine, were vital for treating and preventing malaria among Europeans in the 19th century, and consequently in enormous demand. Did the demand for antimalarial medicines lead to significant deforestation in the South American countries cinchona was native to?	18	AskHistorians
What did other artists think of Bob Ross and Bill Alexander when they were active?	18	AskHistorians
How did the Emu War become the memetic event in Australian history that it has?	18	AskHistorians
Did the creation of Rajneeshpuram and, later on, the discovery of the salmonella poisonings by the Rajneeshi, significantly affect mainstream American opinion of Indian religion?	18	AskHistorians
How many troops fought at Passchendaele?	18	AskHistorians