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What's the history of using stars as a rating system?

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Why did avocado green and harvest gold become quintessentially 1970s colors?

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In the early days of flight in heavier-than-air vehicles, what surprised new pilots about piloting, the sky, and stuff up there? Had things like balloons pretty much given them a complete picture, or were there still big unknowns about flight?

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When did decades become a popular way to think about the past in American culture?

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The Godfather (1972) helped usher in the blockbuster era of moviegoing, setting the stage for Jaws and Star Wars and even Avengers: Endgame. What circumstances led to that particular movie changing the way movies were released and studios' expectations for possible box office earnings?

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Alfred Hitchcock is often credited with standardizing the idea of movie starting times when he insisted on no late seating for Psycho. Did that one movie really singlehandedly change how theaters showed movies after 1960?

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My understanding is that De Beers created a lot of the consumer demand for diamonds. Have there been other efforts to generate demand for other gemstones (rubies, sapphires, chrysoberyl, whatever)? If not, why not, and if so, why were they less successful?

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Card games: Why did bridge lose popularity later in the 20th century, and was poker's rise directly correlated?

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When did ventriloquist dummies become creepy? Like clowns, they now seem to be more commonly thought of as sinister than fun or kid-friendly. Has that always been the case, even when Charlie McCarthy was popular?

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What's the history of stitches as part of medical treatment?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What's the history of using stars as a rating system?	845
Why did avocado green and harvest gold become quintessentially 1970s colors?	284
In the early days of flight in heavier-than-air vehicles, what surprised new pilots about piloting, the sky, and stuff up there? Had things like balloons pretty much given them a complete picture, or were there still big unknowns about flight?	87
When did decades become a popular way to think about the past in American culture?	53
The Godfather (1972) helped usher in the blockbuster era of moviegoing, setting the stage for Jaws and Star Wars and even Avengers: Endgame. What circumstances led to that particular movie changing the way movies were released and studios' expectations for possible box office earnings?	32
Alfred Hitchcock is often credited with standardizing the idea of movie starting times when he insisted on no late seating for Psycho. Did that one movie really singlehandedly change how theaters showed movies after 1960?	18
My understanding is that De Beers created a lot of the consumer demand for diamonds. Have there been other efforts to generate demand for other gemstones (rubies, sapphires, chrysoberyl, whatever)? If not, why not, and if so, why were they less successful?	17
Card games: Why did bridge lose popularity later in the 20th century, and was poker's rise directly correlated?	12
When did ventriloquist dummies become creepy? Like clowns, they now seem to be more commonly thought of as sinister than fun or kid-friendly. Has that always been the case, even when Charlie McCarthy was popular?	8
What's the history of stitches as part of medical treatment?	6