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One year after FDR's death the U.S. mint began circulating dimes with his likeness on them. This is also the case for John F. Kennedy and the U.S. half dollar. Was there any controversy surrounding the appearance of these presidents on coinage in what was then such a contemporary setting?

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How did snow and "white Christmas" become the nostalgic holiday standard when white Christmases are uncommon for many parts of the world?

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Can any historians help me identify this Asian musical signature appearing in films and video games (that's NOT the "Oriental Riff") and the historicity of its origin?

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Did Jiro Horikoshi or the other designers of the A6M Zero fighters ever express their thoughts about the planes being used in Kamikaze attacks?

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What was the political discourse like regarding the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978?

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Did Jiro Horikoshi or the other designers of the A6M Zero fighters ever express their thoughts about the planes being used in Kamikaze attacks?

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Are declining insect populations directly observable by the general public?

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What makes municipal reactions to COVID-19 different from the Swine Flu pandemic of 2009?

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If we found alien life (that matched our current understanding of life), would it fit into our taxonomic system, or require a separate tree?

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What does it mean when an informational snippet mentions that an organism "evolved X million years ago"?

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One year after FDR's death the U.S. mint began circulating dimes with his likeness on them. This is also the case for John F. Kennedy and the U.S. half dollar. Was there any controversy surrounding the appearance of these presidents on coinage in what was then such a contemporary setting?	2333	AskHistorians
How did snow and "white Christmas" become the nostalgic holiday standard when white Christmases are uncommon for many parts of the world?	34	AskHistorians
Can any historians help me identify this Asian musical signature appearing in films and video games (that's NOT the "Oriental Riff") and the historicity of its origin?	14	AskHistorians
Did Jiro Horikoshi or the other designers of the A6M Zero fighters ever express their thoughts about the planes being used in Kamikaze attacks?	11	AskHistorians
What was the political discourse like regarding the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978?	2	AskHistorians
Did Jiro Horikoshi or the other designers of the A6M Zero fighters ever express their thoughts about the planes being used in Kamikaze attacks?	1	AskHistorians
Are declining insect populations directly observable by the general public?	1	askscience
What makes municipal reactions to COVID-19 different from the Swine Flu pandemic of 2009?	1	askscience
If we found alien life (that matched our current understanding of life), would it fit into our taxonomic system, or require a separate tree?	1	askscience
What does it mean when an informational snippet mentions that an organism "evolved X million years ago"?	1	askscience