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The US ambassador to South Korea was recently criticized for sporting a mustache that resembles those worn by Japanese administrators during the occupation of the country. Did this sort of mustache historically gain a negative reputation in Asia similar to that of the Hitler mustache in the West?	1509
Why did Hitler only get 5 years in prison (9 months served) for trying to overthrow the Government?	1508
The Mongols while invading Song Dynasty China, destroyed what some consider to be the first signs of industrialisation. What was the state of industrialisation in the late Song Dynasty China? How much did they utilise steam power and mining? How was the quality of life in their factories?	1497
Why did civilization originate only 10,000 years ago, when anatomically modern humans have existed for 200,000 years?	1494
Why do Plague Doctors have a totally different reputation in Italy?	1493
I was told that the reason NZ didn't join Australia was because Australian Aborigines were treated terribly and there was concern that the Maori would be mistreated as well. Is there any truth to this? If so, what influenced the divergent attitudes?	1487
I've read that French settlers were mostly male and took lots of Native wives. Why, then, do Quebec people have nearly insignificant Native ancestry?	1476
Was Genghis Khan's Mongolia actually safe to travel?	1464
9 months before Rosa Parks refused to relinquish her seat on a public bus, fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin had done the exact same thing. Why did the NAACP decide to use Rosa Parks as a figurehead instead of Claudette Colvin?	1446
Why did the United States of America only recognize Australian sovereignty in 1940, 39 years after Australian independence?	1436

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