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The mountain ranges in the western United States are much larger than the mountain ranges in the east. What were the impressions of the first explorers to see ranges like the Rocky Mountains?

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My Grandpa was a co-pilot on a B-29 during the war. We talked a lot about his experiences and the B-29 even 50 years after he was an encyclopedia about the plane. But I never asked about what they wore while on a mission. From head to toe what did a B-29 crew wear on a mission?

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Watching the mailman back up today and I wondered have automobiles always had a reverse gear? If not when did they start, when did it become common?

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When did it become proper to put your hand over your heart for the National Anthem?

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The mountain ranges in the western United States are much larger than the mountain ranges in the east. What were the impressions of the first explorers to see ranges like the Rocky Mountains?	231
My Grandpa was a co-pilot on a B-29 during the war. We talked a lot about his experiences and the B-29 even 50 years after he was an encyclopedia about the plane. But I never asked about what they wore while on a mission. From head to toe what did a B-29 crew wear on a mission?	76
Watching the mailman back up today and I wondered have automobiles always had a reverse gear? If not when did they start, when did it become common?	16
When did it become proper to put your hand over your heart for the National Anthem?	6