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Depictions of dinosaurs in media changed quickly and dramatically in the 1980s and 90s. What drove this dramatic shift in how dinosaurs were depicted? Why did the popularity of dinosaurs in media explode around the same time?

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Where does the concept of Opposite Day come from?

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What, exactly, was "kung fu grip" and how did it become the accepted shorthand for "must-have toy feature?"

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What kind of emergency powers did the US President have before the National Emergencies Act of 1976? What did the act change?

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I'm a woman who lives on a farm in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1650. What work am I allowed/expected to do on the Sabbath?

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How many of the stories about notorious Jamaican slave owner Thomas Thistlewood are verifiable?

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What was travel between states like in the USA before the construction of the interstate highway system?

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[WP] While driving one afternoon, you find that your handbrake keeps randomly applying itself. You pull over to call for help, but your phone shows a screen you never noticed before: "Life difficulty set to: HIGH." You must have butt-dialed that. Wait, what are the other options...?

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How prevalent was the use of drugs like laudanum for calming small children in the first half of the 20th century?

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Samuel Slater famously replicated British textile mills in America by memorizing their design. How complicated was the design he memorized? How did British textile mills operate at the time?

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Depictions of dinosaurs in media changed quickly and dramatically in the 1980s and 90s. What drove this dramatic shift in how dinosaurs were depicted? Why did the popularity of dinosaurs in media explode around the same time?	9	AskHistorians
Where does the concept of Opposite Day come from?	8	AskHistorians
What, exactly, was "kung fu grip" and how did it become the accepted shorthand for "must-have toy feature?"	8	AskHistorians
What kind of emergency powers did the US President have before the National Emergencies Act of 1976? What did the act change?	7	AskHistorians
I'm a woman who lives on a farm in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1650. What work am I allowed/expected to do on the Sabbath?	5	AskHistorians
How many of the stories about notorious Jamaican slave owner Thomas Thistlewood are verifiable?	5	AskHistorians
What was travel between states like in the USA before the construction of the interstate highway system?	4	AskHistorians
[WP] While driving one afternoon, you find that your handbrake keeps randomly applying itself. You pull over to call for help, but your phone shows a screen you never noticed before: "Life difficulty set to: HIGH." You must have butt-dialed that. Wait, what are the other options...?	4	WritingPrompts
How prevalent was the use of drugs like laudanum for calming small children in the first half of the 20th century?	4	AskHistorians
Samuel Slater famously replicated British textile mills in America by memorizing their design. How complicated was the design he memorized? How did British textile mills operate at the time?	3	AskHistorians