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In the USA, the game released as "Super Mario Bros. 2" was actually just a reskin of the game "Doki Doki Panic," which was unrelated to Mario prior. Were Americans aware of this (either customers or reviewers/critics), or was it a relative secret?

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During the medieval era, did citizens of the Byzantine Empire still call themselves "The Roman Empire" despite not actually having Rome within its borders for hundreds of years? Or did it have another name for itself?

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In the film "The Northman", a prince takes part in a bizarre coming-of-age ritual with his father and the court jester. Is there any historical basis for this sequence?

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Prior to WWII/Second Sino-Japanese War, how were relations between Japan and China?

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In WWII movies, SS soldiers are often portrayed as wearing their swastika armbands on the battlefield. Is this true, or is this artistic license to remind the audience that the people being shot are Nazis?

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In the Neftlix series "The Last Czars," some of the Soviets guarding the captured Royal Family wear red armbands? Is this a thing that Soviet Revolutionaries actually wore during the Revolution, or is this artistic license?

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Confused about bra size

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When I went to Nepal, a lot of people made a big deal about the fact that it was never occupied by a western power. Why didn’t an Empire such as Britain ever take the country?

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Did Japanese society hold homophobic beliefs before they opened themselves up to the West?

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I’ve heard it said that people fining dinosaur bones is what gave rise to the belief of dragons in mythology. Is there any evidence for this being the case?

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In the USA, the game released as "Super Mario Bros. 2" was actually just a reskin of the game "Doki Doki Panic," which was unrelated to Mario prior. Were Americans aware of this (either customers or reviewers/critics), or was it a relative secret?	12	AskHistorians
During the medieval era, did citizens of the Byzantine Empire still call themselves "The Roman Empire" despite not actually having Rome within its borders for hundreds of years? Or did it have another name for itself?	12	AskHistorians
In the film "The Northman", a prince takes part in a bizarre coming-of-age ritual with his father and the court jester. Is there any historical basis for this sequence?	12	AskHistorians
Prior to WWII/Second Sino-Japanese War, how were relations between Japan and China?	11	AskHistorians
In WWII movies, SS soldiers are often portrayed as wearing their swastika armbands on the battlefield. Is this true, or is this artistic license to remind the audience that the people being shot are Nazis?	11	AskHistorians
In the Neftlix series "The Last Czars," some of the Soviets guarding the captured Royal Family wear red armbands? Is this a thing that Soviet Revolutionaries actually wore during the Revolution, or is this artistic license?	10	AskHistorians
Confused about bra size	10	MtF
When I went to Nepal, a lot of people made a big deal about the fact that it was never occupied by a western power. Why didn’t an Empire such as Britain ever take the country?	9	AskHistorians
Did Japanese society hold homophobic beliefs before they opened themselves up to the West?	9	AskHistorians
I’ve heard it said that people fining dinosaur bones is what gave rise to the belief of dragons in mythology. Is there any evidence for this being the case?	9	AskHistorians