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How/when did clapping become an appropriate form of appreciation?

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Hollywood depicts American authorities as "never negotiating with terrorists", but have they ever actually in the past 100 years?

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Have there been any hostage crises where the hostage takers actually got away with it?

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How and why did the cola/soda/pop name differentiation start if Pepsi Cola and Cola-Cola were both labeled colas?

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Because musical notes are rather arbitrary positions on the frequency scale, did 12-note scales develop serendipitously in the East and West?

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Is modern-day America the most historically sexual culture? If not, what culture was?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How/when did clapping become an appropriate form of appreciation?	81
Hollywood depicts American authorities as "never negotiating with terrorists", but have they ever actually in the past 100 years?	44
Have there been any hostage crises where the hostage takers actually got away with it?	43
How and why did the cola/soda/pop name differentiation start if Pepsi Cola and Cola-Cola were both labeled colas?	10
Because musical notes are rather arbitrary positions on the frequency scale, did 12-note scales develop serendipitously in the East and West?	8
Is modern-day America the most historically sexual culture? If not, what culture was?	0