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Why did burgers n fries joints (like McDonalds, Whataburger and Burger King) become so successful as franchises? What social and economic changes made fast food king?	2584
2nd time: The Stonewall Riots are generally considered the beginning of the modern LGBT rights movement, but gay rights groups had existed long before 1969. What made the post-Stonewall revolution so impactful and what changed to make gay rights movements more cohesive and vocal?	1390
Mike Love said that "For those who believe that Brian (Wilson) walks on water, I will always be the Antichrist" What made him a controversial figure in the Beach Boys?	466
Do we know if different Greek cultural sphere's had different poetic traditions? For instance were Spartan retellings of stories like the Trojan War different than Athenian ones or was there a universal canon?	129
The Stonewall Riots are generally considered the beginning of the modern LGBT rights movement, but gay rights groups had existed long before 1969. What made the post-Stonewall revolution so impactful and what changed to make gay rights movements more cohesive and vocal?	115
How did human settlement in Australia impact the flora and fauna of the continent? In what ways did indigenous Australians shape their environment when they arrived?	18
How did the rapid rise of Byzantium as an imperial capital affect the hinterlands? In what ways did this affect the surrounding countryside?	17
In the 1928 novel The Well of Loneliness, participation on WWI's frontlines or homefront helps shape the identity of LGBT+ British women like the protagonist by bringing them into the open and creating the conditions where they could escape some social restrictions. How accurate is this?	10
Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is a Christmas classic and helped shape how we see the holiday. How did a novel full of ghosts and gothic elements become so influential in regards to modern day Christmas traditions, even becoming a Christmas icon?	10
Did people always think comic book writers like Jack Kirby and Stan Lee were genre defining or is that only apparent in hindsight?	6

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