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Is there any history of slavery (or a practical equivalent, such as serfdom) in Japan?

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How did housewives in the mid 20th-Century West occupy their time during the day when their husbands were at work and their children at school?

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Why is sitting on the floor more common in the East than in the West?

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In his 1992 single "Jus Lyke Compton," DJ Quik implies that gangsta/thug culture originated in Los Angeles and then spread to other major cities in the U.S. Is there historical evidence for this, or is it mere bluster?

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Why do we call Americans "Americans"?

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Given the vast reaches of the British Empire at the time, why was Australia, in particular, chosen as the prime location for criminal transportation?

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How did Los Angeles become a major world city?

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In 1983, the Nintendo Family Computer was released in the Japan, and went on to dominate the home console market, despite much competition, foreign and domestic. In 1985, it came to the U.S. and did the same thing. Why?

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Why has spaghetti become the most commonly consumed/preferred pasta in the West?

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With the exception of its early days, rock and roll music has been dominated by white musicians, despite being created, at least in part, by black musicians. Why?

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Is there any history of slavery (or a practical equivalent, such as serfdom) in Japan?	4
How did housewives in the mid 20th-Century West occupy their time during the day when their husbands were at work and their children at school?	4
Why is sitting on the floor more common in the East than in the West?	4
In his 1992 single "Jus Lyke Compton," DJ Quik implies that gangsta/thug culture originated in Los Angeles and then spread to other major cities in the U.S. Is there historical evidence for this, or is it mere bluster?	4
Why do we call Americans "Americans"?	4
Given the vast reaches of the British Empire at the time, why was Australia, in particular, chosen as the prime location for criminal transportation?	4
How did Los Angeles become a major world city?	3
In 1983, the Nintendo Family Computer was released in the Japan, and went on to dominate the home console market, despite much competition, foreign and domestic. In 1985, it came to the U.S. and did the same thing. Why?	3
Why has spaghetti become the most commonly consumed/preferred pasta in the West?	3
With the exception of its early days, rock and roll music has been dominated by white musicians, despite being created, at least in part, by black musicians. Why?	3