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Why do we associate the following melodic pattern with the Far East? (4/4) ||DDDDC-C-|A-A-C---||

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(Musicology / Music History) Why was so much rock from the 1970s focused on the concept of the struggling rock star, as compared to other decades?

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How and why did the color red, formerly associated with far-left politics (Red China, Red Army, etc.) become the color of the American right (red states, redhats, etc.)?

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What prompted the mid-20th-century surge in technology aimed at improving American domestic living (microwaves, supermarkets, vacuums, refrigerators, televisions, etc.)?

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I have read that the Sankore Masjid in Timbuktu was the second-greatest library in human history (second only to Alexandria). What happened to its books following the fall of the Mali Empire?

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If the Israelites arose from a nomadic, agrarian society, why is their religious structure so tied to literacy and written scripture?

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Why does so much Mariachi music from the mid-20th Century end with the same final cadence (bum-ba-daaaaaaa, bum bum)?

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In Sergei Eisenstein's Soviet propaganda film "Alexander Nevsky," there are no Russian archers. Is this an accurate depiction of how Nevsky would have held off the Teutonic Knights?

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It is now well-known that tortured prisoners will confess to virtually anything to make the pain stop. Are there any noteworthy cases in history of people who were severely tortured for a confession but who did _not_ break?

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What led to the surge in innovation of home-focused consumer goods of the mid-20th century (microwaves, vacuum cleaners, home radios, televisions, refrigerators, wall-to-wall carpeting, etc.)?

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Why do we associate the following melodic pattern with the Far East? (4/4) \|\|DDDDC-C-\|A-A-C---\|\|	14
(Musicology / Music History) Why was so much rock from the 1970s focused on the concept of the struggling rock star, as compared to other decades?	11
How and why did the color red, formerly associated with far-left politics (Red China, Red Army, etc.) become the color of the American right (red states, redhats, etc.)?	7
What prompted the mid-20th-century surge in technology aimed at improving American domestic living (microwaves, supermarkets, vacuums, refrigerators, televisions, etc.)?	6
I have read that the Sankore Masjid in Timbuktu was the second-greatest library in human history (second only to Alexandria). What happened to its books following the fall of the Mali Empire?	6
If the Israelites arose from a nomadic, agrarian society, why is their religious structure so tied to literacy and written scripture?	5
Why does so much Mariachi music from the mid-20th Century end with the same final cadence (bum-ba-daaaaaaa, bum bum)?	3
In Sergei Eisenstein's Soviet propaganda film "Alexander Nevsky," there are no Russian archers. Is this an accurate depiction of how Nevsky would have held off the Teutonic Knights?	2
It is now well-known that tortured prisoners will confess to virtually anything to make the pain stop. Are there any noteworthy cases in history of people who were severely tortured for a confession but who did _not_ break?	1
What led to the surge in innovation of home-focused consumer goods of the mid-20th century (microwaves, vacuum cleaners, home radios, televisions, refrigerators, wall-to-wall carpeting, etc.)?	1