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How true is the quote "Prostitution is the world's oldest profession"? Is there any evidence supporting it?

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Where did the legend of Sun Wukong (The Monkey King) come from?

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Did the Japanese Emperor ever have any kind of real power at any point in Japanese history, or has it always been a largely ceremonial/traditional role?

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Did any foreign countries see the US Civil War as hypocritical on the part of the Union, given the logic by which we declared independence from England? (when people feel they are being treated unjustly, they have the right to rule themselves.)

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I recently read that Kung Fu is the "mother" of all martial arts and none were developed independently. How true is that statement?

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In the 1936 film The Petrified Forest, a tip is rejected by Gabrielle, with her saying tipping is Un-American. Was this a common attitude at the time? If so, how did we end up with tipping being expected in the US?

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Ivan The Terrible was also called "Tsar of All the Russias." What exactly does that nickname mean? Were there multiple countries called Russia at one point?

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When were coins with reeded edges first made? Why did they decide to do this?

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After the end of the Holy Roman Empire, how were the new countries determined?

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I found this mini-Godzilla on one of my worlds.

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How true is the quote "Prostitution is the world's oldest profession"? Is there any evidence supporting it?	17	AskHistorians
Where did the legend of Sun Wukong (The Monkey King) come from?	17	AskHistorians
Did the Japanese Emperor ever have any kind of real power at any point in Japanese history, or has it always been a largely ceremonial/traditional role?	16	AskHistorians
Did any foreign countries see the US Civil War as hypocritical on the part of the Union, given the logic by which we declared independence from England? (when people feel they are being treated unjustly, they have the right to rule themselves.)	16	AskHistorians
I recently read that Kung Fu is the "mother" of all martial arts and none were developed independently. How true is that statement?	16	AskHistorians
In the 1936 film The Petrified Forest, a tip is rejected by Gabrielle, with her saying tipping is Un-American. Was this a common attitude at the time? If so, how did we end up with tipping being expected in the US?	15	AskHistorians
Ivan The Terrible was also called "Tsar of All the Russias." What exactly does that nickname mean? Were there multiple countries called Russia at one point?	14	AskHistorians
When were coins with reeded edges first made? Why did they decide to do this?	12	AskHistorians
After the end of the Holy Roman Empire, how were the new countries determined?	12	AskHistorians
I found this mini-Godzilla on one of my worlds.	11	NMS_Zoology