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How did Asian nations such as China, Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, etc, respond to Japan's surrender?

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How did the Byzantines know the constellations of the southern hemisphere?

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How did the 1950s in America differ from what was portrayed on television/films?

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Before internal toilets and plumbing, did places like restaurants and shops provide facilities? How?

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What caused the Taiping Rebellion to have such an incredibly high death toll?

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Is there any evidence of Secret/Underground Societies having a real affect of history.

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Calling German soldiers "Nazi's", correct or incorrect?

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How are there so many instances of linguistically disparate groups transmitting relatively complex ideas?

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Comparing pictures of Iran in the 60s to now makes me very sad. Can anyone provide a synopsis of how it came to occur? Any good Youtube documentaries or articles? Are there other recent examples of countries regressing like that?

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Historians, it's almost time for Halloween! Can you tell us how the people and cultures in your respective time periods celebrated the holiday historically?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Asian nations such as China, Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, etc, respond to Japan's surrender?	42
How did the Byzantines know the constellations of the southern hemisphere?	42
How did the 1950s in America differ from what was portrayed on television/films?	42
Before internal toilets and plumbing, did places like restaurants and shops provide facilities? How?	42
What caused the Taiping Rebellion to have such an incredibly high death toll?	42
Is there any evidence of Secret/Underground Societies having a real affect of history.	41
Calling German soldiers "Nazi's", correct or incorrect?	41
How are there so many instances of linguistically disparate groups transmitting relatively complex ideas?	41
Comparing pictures of Iran in the 60s to now makes me very sad. Can anyone provide a synopsis of how it came to occur? Any good Youtube documentaries or articles? Are there other recent examples of countries regressing like that?	41
Historians, it's almost time for Halloween! Can you tell us how the people and cultures in your respective time periods celebrated the holiday historically?	41