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When did the dramatic "Dun Dun DUUUUNNNNN" originate?

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I have seen it said that Latin is a dead language, but it doesn't seem to have fallen out of actual use (between the Christian Church and study of the Classics). Where is the line drawn between a Dead Language and a Living one?

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Did Tolkien invent the "30 white horses" riddle? If not, where did he get it from?

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When Schumann wrote the Konzertstück für 4 Hörner, what frequency of A did his orchestra tune to?

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Other than the Fax Machine and the Saxophone, are there any other inventions from the 1840s that still see widespread use today?

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I've heard it said that every US President since WWII could have been indicted for War Crimes for one reason or another - Which Presidents from before Eisenhower did not commit what we now call War Crimes?

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When did the dramatic "Dun Dun DUUUUNNNNN" originate?	2189
I have seen it said that Latin is a dead language, but it doesn't seem to have fallen out of actual use (between the Christian Church and study of the Classics). Where is the line drawn between a Dead Language and a Living one?	22
Did Tolkien invent the "30 white horses" riddle? If not, where did he get it from?	14
When Schumann wrote the Konzertstück für 4 Hörner, what frequency of A did his orchestra tune to?	1
Other than the Fax Machine and the Saxophone, are there any other inventions from the 1840s that still see widespread use today?	0
I've heard it said that every US President since WWII could have been indicted for War Crimes for one reason or another - Which Presidents from before Eisenhower did not commit what we now call War Crimes?	0