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Is there any evidence that Yuri Gagarin was not the first man in space but, rather, the first man to safely return? If not, how and when did this rumor (and others to the effect that the USSR considered its people expendable) start? Did the USSR ever respond?

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In 1965, Tom Lehrer joked that Massachusetts had three senators. What was this in reference to? All I know is the year and that a California audience laughed at it.

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Was Walter Cronkite a more reliable news-source than his peers? If not, why was he "the most trusted man in America?" How reliable was TV and radio news during that time, anyway? [1970s?]

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Was Jefferson's idea of a self-sufficient gentleman farmer consistent with late 18th and early 19th century American agriculture? If not, were Jefferson's views on farming publicly criticized in his lifetime?

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[Fashion] What is the history of women's pockets and their purported rarity and uselessness?

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Is it true that the National Guard cut the telephone lines, after the Kent State shooting?

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[Resubmitting someone else's question] Why is the image of Hitler practically absent in Nazi German propaganda posters between 1939-1945?

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When and why were homosexuals first persecuted? Did the persecutors view homosexual men and women similarly or differently?

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Was Wilbur Wright particular about gravy?

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How did 20th century communist leaders explain communist countries' lack of economic success?

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Is there any evidence that Yuri Gagarin was not the first man in space but, rather, the first man to safely return? If not, how and when did this rumor (and others to the effect that the USSR considered its people expendable) start? Did the USSR ever respond?	322
In 1965, Tom Lehrer joked that Massachusetts had three senators. What was this in reference to? All I know is the year and that a California audience laughed at it.	314
Was Walter Cronkite a more reliable news-source than his peers? If not, why was he "the most trusted man in America?" How reliable was TV and radio news during that time, anyway? [1970s?]	286
Was Jefferson's idea of a self-sufficient gentleman farmer consistent with late 18th and early 19th century American agriculture? If not, were Jefferson's views on farming publicly criticized in his lifetime?	248
[Fashion] What is the history of women's pockets and their purported rarity and uselessness?	243
Is it true that the National Guard cut the telephone lines, after the Kent State shooting?	231
[Resubmitting someone else's question] Why is the image of Hitler practically absent in Nazi German propaganda posters between 1939-1945?	138
When and why were homosexuals first persecuted? Did the persecutors view homosexual men and women similarly or differently?	131
Was Wilbur Wright particular about gravy?	114
How did 20th century communist leaders explain communist countries' lack of economic success?	101