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In Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry, a Black pirate collaborates with the maroons of Hispaniola to liberate the slaves of Port-au-Prince. Historically speaking, what was the relationship between Black pirates and maroon communities in the Caribbean?	53
What is the relation between Asian fish sauce and Roman garum? Did the Romans bring fish sauce to Asia?	50
In The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013) which is based on an old Japanese legend, the Moon is presented as a place rather than simply part of the sky. When and how did people throughout history understand the moon and planets as distinct places?	34
Is there any plausibility with the theory that trolls in northern European folklore have roots in interactions with the last of Neatherdal tribes?	30
What was the public opinion of the citizens of the Soviet Union during its dissolution? Were they glad for its dissolution or did they want to keep the Soviet system?	29
What is the historical reason why Bahasa Indonesia and Bahasa Melayu are mutually intelligible despite the extremely large geographic spread while Tagalog and Cebuano in the Philippines are closer together yet are mutually unintelligible with each other and with both Bahasas?	25
What was it like to be Black in 16th century Italy, particularly under the reign of Alessandro “il Moro” de' Medici in Florence who was thought to be of African descent?	25
The anti-racist organization Young Patriots Organization wore Confederate rebel flags while allying themselves with groups like the Black Panthers. How did they reconcile the wearing of CSA symbols with their anti-racism?	23
What was the reactions of the citizens of the Soviet Union to the military interventions in East Germany (1953), Hungary (1956), and Afghanistan (1979)? Were there anti-war movements against these interventions among the Soviet citizenry?	22
To what extent did the Black Panther Party (BPP) have international support from internationals socialist actors?	19

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