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When did the idea of the homeless Vietnam veteran become an identifiable trope?

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How have Southern Germans reconciled the importance of Martin Luther to German national identity with their remaining predominantly Catholic post-Reformation?

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Why did catchy presidential campaign jingles like "I like Ike" and "Kennedy for me" seem to disappear some time in or after the 1960s?

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Was the Mexican War of Independence known as the "Mexican Revolution" before the latter was fully assigned to the armed struggle from 1910-1920?

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Was there an accent associated with pirates before Robert Newton's exaggerated version of his own West Country accent became synonymous with pirate speak?

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In Jimmy Soul's "If You Wanna Be Happy" (1963), a dialogue mid-song has a guy rudely telling his friend his wife is ugly, and the friend replies: "But she sure can cook!" Would 60's listeners have taken "cook" as a euphemism here? Or is that a 21st-c. mind reading too much into a more innocent time?

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Is it true that plush toy bears didn't exist before the teddy bear (famously named after President Theodore Roosevelt)?

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When and how did gas stations and convenience stores become like peanut butter and jelly in the US?

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We all know the clothes of well-off 18th century Western European (and Russian) men (variations of wigs/long hair, jacket, vest or waistcoat, cravat, knee breeches, stockings, etc.). To what extent was this outfit adopted (or not) in other parts of Europe?

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During the Great Schism and up to the Reformation, did Catholics and Orthodox Christians believe each other to be bound for hell?

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When did the idea of the homeless Vietnam veteran become an identifiable trope?	1
How have Southern Germans reconciled the importance of Martin Luther to German national identity with their remaining predominantly Catholic post-Reformation?	1
Why did catchy presidential campaign jingles like "I like Ike" and "Kennedy for me" seem to disappear some time in or after the 1960s?	1
Was the Mexican War of Independence known as the "Mexican Revolution" before the latter was fully assigned to the armed struggle from 1910-1920?	1
Was there an accent associated with pirates before Robert Newton's exaggerated version of his own West Country accent became synonymous with pirate speak?	1
In Jimmy Soul's "If You Wanna Be Happy" (1963), a dialogue mid-song has a guy rudely telling his friend his wife is ugly, and the friend replies: "But she sure can cook!" Would 60's listeners have taken "cook" as a euphemism here? Or is that a 21st-c. mind reading too much into a more innocent time?	1
Is it true that plush toy bears didn't exist before the teddy bear (famously named after President Theodore Roosevelt)?	1
When and how did gas stations and convenience stores become like peanut butter and jelly in the US?	1
We all know the clothes of well-off 18th century Western European (and Russian) men (variations of wigs/long hair, jacket, vest or waistcoat, cravat, knee breeches, stockings, etc.). To what extent was this outfit adopted (or not) in other parts of Europe?	1
During the Great Schism and up to the Reformation, did Catholics and Orthodox Christians believe each other to be bound for hell?	1