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Why has Modern Egypt remained relatively poor and never fully exploited its tourist potential despite having a glut of World Famous treasures at its disposal? Have Egyptians or others ever expressed such misgivings in academic papers etc?	9
Italy is full of heritage sites, small and large, listed and unlisted. When the 1990 World Cup was awarded to Italy, was there ever any resistance from some quarters such as. art historians and conservationists about inviting such a mass influx of potentially riotous international soccer fans?	9
When did the now-widely used 'architectural feature' of lighting external surfaces of prominent landmarks/buildings at night in order to make them stand out from surrounding buildings, first appear? Which architect or architectural/arts movement was behind this trend, if any...?	9
In Nazi Germany, did no one ever see the irony of the fact that Hitler, a dark haired man with 'dark' features, would've likely failed his own 'Racial Purity Test' for 'Aryan Germanic' heritage... which promoted features such as Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes, a slender nose, a strong jawline etc...	7
Were there ever any ethnically Greek Ottoman Muslim communities? People who dressed and conversed in Greek and considered themselves Greeks not as Turks?	7
During the Circassian Genocide of 1864-70 when Russia ethnically cleansed territory and replaced the original inhabitants with Christians loyal to Russia, do any surviving documents, correspondence, reports etc give an indication as to the ethnic make-up of these imported Christian settlers?	6
Did Venice ever struggle with a filth and sanitation problem in the manner that London or Paris did in the 1600s/1700s or did the city always remain relatively clean?	6
Were there ever any Synagogues in Pagan pre-Christian Rome? Can any remains of such synagogues be seen today?	5
In French, the formal 'Oui' becomes 'Oui-eh' when said casually. In English, the formal 'Yes' becomes 'Yeah' when said casually. How did such an identical approach and use of slang arise in languages separated by thousands of miles?	5
Has a Jewish Synagogue (or the ruins of one) ever been found at a Pre-Christian Pagan Roman site WITHIN ITALY? Either a free-standing Synagogue by itself or its ruins or within an ancient site like Oplonti?	4

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