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What's the history of the entertainment industry's infatuation with Joseph Campbell's "hero's journey"/monomyth? When did it become a thing for film & TV screenwriters to read it (... or the Wikipedia page on it at least)?

207 upvotes • screwyoushadowban

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How did the invention of the frisbee impact the Crusades?

207 upvotes • AlanSnooring

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The Eleanor was one of the ships raided during the Boston Tea Party. There is no record of what became of the Eleanor. The Eleanora (sometimes Eleanor) was a ship that participated in the Olowalu Massacre in Hawaii. Could this be the same ship?

207 upvotes • Fu3go

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When did stone carving PPE develop? How did historical stone carvers stay safe?

207 upvotes • weinthenolababy

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When the compass was first invented/discovered; how did people think it worked?

206 upvotes • [deleted]

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How did Kim Il-sung create a cult of personality in such short time.

206 upvotes • 18scsc

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Why were US Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson commonly referred to as their initials "FDR", "JFK", and "LBJ" respectively? What caused an end to this trend?

206 upvotes • Cariban

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Why do Commonwealth countries like Canada, New Zealand, and Australia call their currencies "Dollars" as opposed to "Pounds" in keeping of British tradition?

206 upvotes • Coastty

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Are any of the "he survived" theories supported by a significant amount of historians?

206 upvotes • AnakinKardashian

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What would happen to me if I was accused of being a Communist in 1950s America?

206 upvotes • EnriqueWhales

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What's the history of the entertainment industry's infatuation with Joseph Campbell's "hero's journey"/monomyth? When did it become a thing for film & TV screenwriters to read it (... or the Wikipedia page on it at least)?	207	screwyoushadowban
How did the invention of the frisbee impact the Crusades?	207	AlanSnooring
The Eleanor was one of the ships raided during the Boston Tea Party. There is no record of what became of the Eleanor. The Eleanora (sometimes Eleanor) was a ship that participated in the Olowalu Massacre in Hawaii. Could this be the same ship?	207	Fu3go
When did stone carving PPE develop? How did historical stone carvers stay safe?	207	weinthenolababy
When the compass was first invented/discovered; how did people think it worked?	206	[deleted]
How did Kim Il-sung create a cult of personality in such short time.	206	18scsc
Why were US Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson commonly referred to as their initials "FDR", "JFK", and "LBJ" respectively? What caused an end to this trend?	206	Cariban
Why do Commonwealth countries like Canada, New Zealand, and Australia call their currencies "Dollars" as opposed to "Pounds" in keeping of British tradition?	206	Coastty
Are any of the "he survived" theories supported by a significant amount of historians?	206	AnakinKardashian
What would happen to me if I was accused of being a Communist in 1950s America?	206	EnriqueWhales