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Most Westerners were blindsided by Japan's victory against China in 1895, and ten years later were blindsided again by Japan's victory against Russia. How did this happen, especially since Western advisors and observers were "embedded" among both militaries?
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Chinese diplomat: "U.S. ships took Chinese troops to reclaim the Spratlys after they were occupied by Japan during World War Two. Other countries only started occupying what he said was Chinese territory from the 1960s after oil was discovered." Is this true?
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I'm a polymath and inventor in 1830s England. One of my ideas requires "a sheet of paper a thousand feet long." Where do I get such a long piece of paper, and how much does it cost?
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The Chilean economy did poorly in the early 1970s. Many plausible causal factors were at work, including falling copper prices, Allende's policies, and CIA shenanigans. Do historians agree on which factor(s) were most important?
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Have standards of beauty for women changed more than for men? Or: why do we hear more about the evolution of feminine beauty than masculine?
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"Armenia in the east was a major source of wealth, but [it] would require regular and vigorous defence against various perennial enemies." Why was small, landlocked Armenia so important to the economy of the Byzantine Empire?
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A "cocktail putsch", "a gigantic hoax", "perfect moonshine": Was the business plot a real thing? If not, why did Smedley Butler testify that it was?
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The first music video played on MTV was for "Video Killed the Radio Star." Did people at the time (e.g., the folks at MTV) appreciate the humor here? Was it intentional?
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