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What was going on in Hawaiian schools in the 1970s that lead to incidents of "Kill Haole (outsiders) Days"?

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How did the Yakuts, a Turkic group, end up in Siberia?

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President Juvénal Habyarimana of Rwanda was a devout Catholic, why was he given a Hindu funeral ceremony?

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How did South Vietnam hold on for 2 years after the US pulled out all of it's troops?

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The Sassanian Emperor Kavadh I broke a 60 year peace with the Byzantine Empire because he needed money to repay his Hephthalite supporters for putting him on the throne. Why didn't he just raise taxes to get this money, instead of declaring war on a major power?

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Who were the Androphagi, the tribe of cannibals that lived in modern Ukraine according to Herodotus?

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Have androgynous men always been considered attractive in East Asian culture? Or is that a modern beauty standard created by the idol industry?

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How did Chinese Muslims reconcile their religion with the idea that the Emperor was the Son of Heaven?

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Why were apprentices in printing shops called devils?

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It's often said that Charles the Bold's life long goal was to make Burgundy an independent kingdom. What exactly was the process for being legally recognized as a kingdom?

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What was going on in Hawaiian schools in the 1970s that lead to incidents of "Kill Haole (outsiders) Days"?	34
How did the Yakuts, a Turkic group, end up in Siberia?	33
President Juvénal Habyarimana of Rwanda was a devout Catholic, why was he given a Hindu funeral ceremony?	33
How did South Vietnam hold on for 2 years after the US pulled out all of it's troops?	32
The Sassanian Emperor Kavadh I broke a 60 year peace with the Byzantine Empire because he needed money to repay his Hephthalite supporters for putting him on the throne. Why didn't he just raise taxes to get this money, instead of declaring war on a major power?	32
Who were the Androphagi, the tribe of cannibals that lived in modern Ukraine according to Herodotus?	31
Have androgynous men always been considered attractive in East Asian culture? Or is that a modern beauty standard created by the idol industry?	30
How did Chinese Muslims reconcile their religion with the idea that the Emperor was the Son of Heaven?	30
Why were apprentices in printing shops called devils?	29
It's often said that Charles the Bold's life long goal was to make Burgundy an independent kingdom. What exactly was the process for being legally recognized as a kingdom?	29