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I'm an African male, born in a small village controlled by a European colonial power in the late 19th / early 20th century. I want to educate myself and travel the world. How can I use the colonial system so that I can be the best that I can be? Is it at all possible?	108
Would a medieval peasant in England or France be able to join and use the clergy as a means to acquire wealth or power?	107
My grandfather told me that when he was stationed in England during WW2. British soldiers had to tell white American GIs to cool it with the racism because they didn't want black soldiers sitting with them in British pubs. How often did British soldiers stick up for black American troops?	105
Did white children often mistreat the slaves who raised them?	104
Historians of African American history: Has there been any research done on homosexuality on the American plantation?	99
Did the Japanese during WW2 ever consider using the Ainu language to encode their messages?	99
I am a Soviet mathematician/computer programmer in the 70-80s. Am I aware of the different programming languages being created and written with in the West?	98
I’m a black American soldier stationed in Germany/Japan immediately after WW2. I meet the love of my life and we want to get married. Would a German/Japanese official marry us? Would the US army have prevented it? What were miscegenation laws like in occupied Germany/Japan?	96
Why isn't there a significant Muslim population in Greece, considering 200 years of Ottoman rule?	91
I am a Soviet citizen with Asiatic features. I speak fluent Russian and I am traveling throughout the Soviet system. Belarus, Ukraine, Latvia, Estonia, etc. How am I treated by my fellow comrades?	91

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