What civilizations were around 60,000 to 100,000 years ago?
Probably none, but there’s one inherent problem that all answers so far seems to miss. Yes, “civilization” means living in a city. Cities leave traces. We see no such…
Who would win the trade war, China or the US in 2025?
Let’s see China exports roughly around 12.50% of its total exports to the US markets Of this nearly 7.50% consist of finished products owned in full or in…
Is it true that students in China are taught that China defeated Japan in World War 2 even though the overwhelming force was actually the US?
Here are some pictures from the history textbooks Chinese History (the old ones and the new one): So it says it’s China and the world that defeated Japan….
Which one was worse, Indonesia under Dutch rule or Japanese rule?
My paternal grandmother is still alive and still remembers the colonial era. At that time, she was still a teenager and often told me about the Dutch and…
Who is considered the best dictator in history who did not commit war crimes against their own people?
This man: Thomas Sankara. He ruled Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987, the year of his murder. During his goverment in Burkina Faso: “Comrades, there is no true social revolution…
Who are some of the dumbest criminals ever to be caught?
I would like to nominate the following interesting group of guys. In the city of Charleroi, Belgium, a group of men walk into an e-cigarette store around 3…
What will happen if a person lands on Pluto?
It has a solid surface and we actually, thanks to New Horizons, have mapped a large part of it. So it is actually possible to land there, unlike…
How should we interpret the clash between Vice President JD Vance and Pope Francis over Christian values?
Pope Francis skipped the Vatican’s official meeting with Vice President JD Vance on Easter Saturday — instead, Pope sent his No. 2, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to give Trump’s…
What pictures illustrate the difference between the British and Americans?
The following picture demonstrates a normal event in the USA that is both illegal in Britain and would probably end with the woman being shot by police: Why…
After two opium wars, how was the number of opium addicts of China?
The opium hit China hard after the wars — Men lay in dens with their pipes, women too. The smoke curled up and they dreamed. They did not…