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Did the 'genocide' against the Air Nomads REALLY happen?

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After Japan surrendered, their home island was occupied despite no real invasion. What was it like for U.S. soldiers arriving and occupying it? What was the process like of landing and occupying cities? What was the culture like around the stationed Japanese troops? Was there any resistance?

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Were Athens and Sparta necessarily the most powerful/influential Greek city states or have we arbitrarily imposed that level of importance upon them?

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How common were spies in Medieval Europe? How were they recruited? What was their general duty? Are there any cases of double agents?

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What is the first recorded war? What do we know about it?

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How common was rape upon female Soviet soldiers by their fellow male soldiers in WWII?

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"The Most Dangerous Game" -- has there ever been a society or person who hunted humans for the sole purpose of sport?

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For how long has Japan been ethnically homogenous? It seems through all Japanese history I know the island is composed of basically the same "people" culturally and ethnically. What are the reasons behind this?

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What are the earliest accounts of 'roleplaying'? I assume children always played pretend but what did adults have any kind of pseudo-D&D in the past? When did these hobbies start to become 'a thing', basically?

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Cato accuses Caesar of waging an "illegal war" in Gaul in HBO's Rome. Did Romans really have a defined concept of just/legal war or was this phrase anachronistic?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did the 'genocide' against the Air Nomads REALLY happen?	1744
After Japan surrendered, their home island was occupied despite no real invasion. What was it like for U.S. soldiers arriving and occupying it? What was the process like of landing and occupying cities? What was the culture like around the stationed Japanese troops? Was there any resistance?	828
Were Athens and Sparta necessarily the most powerful/influential Greek city states or have we arbitrarily imposed that level of importance upon them?	381
How common were spies in Medieval Europe? How were they recruited? What was their general duty? Are there any cases of double agents?	255
What is the first recorded war? What do we know about it?	253
How common was rape upon female Soviet soldiers by their fellow male soldiers in WWII?	237
"The Most Dangerous Game" -- has there ever been a society or person who hunted humans for the sole purpose of sport?	177
For how long has Japan been ethnically homogenous? It seems through all Japanese history I know the island is composed of basically the same "people" culturally and ethnically. What are the reasons behind this?	143
What are the earliest accounts of 'roleplaying'? I assume children always played pretend but what did adults have any kind of pseudo-D&D in the past? When did these hobbies start to become 'a thing', basically?	137
Cato accuses Caesar of waging an "illegal war" in Gaul in HBO's Rome. Did Romans really have a defined concept of just/legal war or was this phrase anachronistic?	113