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How and when did the stereotypical French maid outfit become a fetish in the West and a staple of Lolita fashion in Japan?

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How did Japanese culture become so deeply entrenched in Western consciousness compared to Chinese and Korean culture?

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Did Sun Wukong exist before Journey to The West?

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Where does the popular image of Genies with a turban, jacket, thin facial hair, inhuman skin color and wisp-like tail come from?

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How accurate is the claim that the Catholic Church ordered cats to be killed en masse and worsened the Black Plague?

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Do we know the history of fugu? How did such a dangerous and hard to prepare fish become a delicacy in East Asia?

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When and why did men having long hair stop being the norm in China?

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How did early Chinese computers handle their 2000+ hanzi?

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Did non-Christian societies like China or India have a concept of "witchcraft", as in magical/religious practices the mainstream considered to be dangerous/heretic?

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Chinese culture profoundly influenced Japan and Korea. How about the other way around? Did Japanese and Korean cultures have any notable influences on China before the modern era?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How and when did the stereotypical French maid outfit become a fetish in the West and a staple of Lolita fashion in Japan?	255
How did Japanese culture become so deeply entrenched in Western consciousness compared to Chinese and Korean culture?	130
Did Sun Wukong exist before Journey to The West?	106
Where does the popular image of Genies with a turban, jacket, thin facial hair, inhuman skin color and wisp-like tail come from?	78
How accurate is the claim that the Catholic Church ordered cats to be killed en masse and worsened the Black Plague?	69
Do we know the history of fugu? How did such a dangerous and hard to prepare fish become a delicacy in East Asia?	66
When and why did men having long hair stop being the norm in China?	52
How did early Chinese computers handle their 2000+ hanzi?	14
Did non-Christian societies like China or India have a concept of "witchcraft", as in magical/religious practices the mainstream considered to be dangerous/heretic?	10
Chinese culture profoundly influenced Japan and Korea. How about the other way around? Did Japanese and Korean cultures have any notable influences on China before the modern era?	9