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How come there have been very large Chinese communities in Southeast Asia for centuries, but there haven't been very large communities of Southeast Asian peoples in China?

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How come that even though the bourbon kings reformed Spanish ruled in 18th century, it seems the empire never followed suit?

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What was the dueling culture like in pre-1745 Scottish Highlands?

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How did societies that practice cannibalism morally justify it?

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What clothes did Jesus likely wear?

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Does Machiavelli show any affection towards republics in The Prince (indirectly or blatantly) or is this solely in the Discourses?

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Why before the ww2 in the US the USSR was not criticized as hard as Nazi Germany?

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How did people argue FOR slave's rights in various times and places?

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I was having a discussion with my friends about the validity of torture as a means of extracting information and thwarting terrorist attacks. In the past few decades have waterboarding and other extraction means ever actually prevented any terrorist attacks?

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Why did Emperor Constantine name the city "Constantinople" when he founded it, more specifically, what is the "ople".

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How come there have been very large Chinese communities in Southeast Asia for centuries, but there haven't been very large communities of Southeast Asian peoples in China?	8
How come that even though the bourbon kings reformed Spanish ruled in 18th century, it seems the empire never followed suit?	8
What was the dueling culture like in pre-1745 Scottish Highlands?	8
How did societies that practice cannibalism morally justify it?	8
What clothes did Jesus likely wear?	8
Does Machiavelli show any affection towards republics in The Prince (indirectly or blatantly) or is this solely in the Discourses?	8
Why before the ww2 in the US the USSR was not criticized as hard as Nazi Germany?	8
How did people argue FOR slave's rights in various times and places?	8
I was having a discussion with my friends about the validity of torture as a means of extracting information and thwarting terrorist attacks. In the past few decades have waterboarding and other extraction means ever actually prevented any terrorist attacks?	8
Why did Emperor Constantine name the city "Constantinople" when he founded it, more specifically, what is the "ople".	8