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How innovative and unique was the RAF's approach to commanding its aircraft in WW2? Was there ever a group of Germans or Soviets plotting aircraft on a big table like at RAF Uxbridge?

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How did the term 'soapboxing' become popular, and what does political speech have to do with boxes of soap anyway?

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Fax was invented in the mid-19th century, long before the office fax machines of the 1980s and 90s. Who was using it in the Victorian era, and why?

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When and how did engagement rings become a thing?

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On the racially segregated buses of 1950s Montgomery, where would people not clearly black or white have been expected to sit, and how were grey areas dealt with by law enforcement?

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How and why did the US start to use electronic voting machines, especially considering their vulnerability compared to counting votes manually?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How innovative and unique was the RAF's approach to commanding its aircraft in WW2? Was there ever a group of Germans or Soviets plotting aircraft on a big table like at RAF Uxbridge?	7
How did the term 'soapboxing' become popular, and what does political speech have to do with boxes of soap anyway?	7
Fax was invented in the mid-19th century, long before the office fax machines of the 1980s and 90s. Who was using it in the Victorian era, and why?	5
When and how did engagement rings become a thing?	3
On the racially segregated buses of 1950s Montgomery, where would people not clearly black or white have been expected to sit, and how were grey areas dealt with by law enforcement?	3
How and why did the US start to use electronic voting machines, especially considering their vulnerability compared to counting votes manually?	1