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While he was president of the Screen Actors Guild, Reagan fought for the members of the union to get residuals, healthcare, a pension and the ability to strike. When he became President of the US, Reagan was staunchly anti-union. What changed in that short 20-year period?
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In 1963, Japanese singer Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki" became a surprise number one hit in the United States, the only Japanese song to top the chart. How did this happen? Was there an interest in Japanese culture at the time, or was the song just an anomaly?
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[WP] Killing Hitler is the second worse crime that a time traveller can commit. The first is preventing the Beatles from breaking up.
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In the Beach Boys song "409", the song states that the singer "saved my pennies and saved my dimes" to buy a brand new Chevy Impala 409. While I expect this line not to be taken literally, would it have been difficult for a teen (the band's audience) to buy a brand new car at the time?
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[EU] A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, you are a conspiracy theorist convinced that Chancellor Palpatine is secretly a Sith Lord.
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How popular was L. Ron Hubbard as an author before Dianetics and Scientology? Was he a household name?
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In “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” Sally rants that she missed out on trick or treating, and that she could have gotten candy and money. Was money a common thing to give out on Halloween at the time of the special? Were there other items that aren’t given out to children anymore?
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