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Given that the Forbidden City housed no males but the emperor, children of nobility, and eunuchs, were there records of homosexuality in there?

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Why did Hong Kong flourish in the 20th century while Macau mostly floundered?

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How was life in the Japanese puppet-state Manchukuo compared to life in China at the time?

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Where did the clapping rhythm 2-3-4-2 that you always hear in sporting events originate?

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Why were Zheng He's voyages considered wasteful?

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Has there been cases where an army uses a body of water to flood another in the West? If not, why not?

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How did the Dalai Lama become such a respected spiritual figure in the Western world?

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What did the Mongols (or the steppe nomads before them) consider to be north of their lands?

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Did Zheng He remain a Muslim?

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What happened to the Roman bathing culture?

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Given that the Forbidden City housed no males but the emperor, children of nobility, and eunuchs, were there records of homosexuality in there?	97
Why did Hong Kong flourish in the 20th century while Macau mostly floundered?	91
How was life in the Japanese puppet-state Manchukuo compared to life in China at the time?	74
Where did the clapping rhythm 2-3-4-2 that you always hear in sporting events originate?	68
Why were Zheng He's voyages considered wasteful?	49
Has there been cases where an army uses a body of water to flood another in the West? If not, why not?	44
How did the Dalai Lama become such a respected spiritual figure in the Western world?	35
What did the Mongols (or the steppe nomads before them) consider to be north of their lands?	34
Did Zheng He remain a Muslim?	30
What happened to the Roman bathing culture?	30