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What is the origin of the novelty car horn and how did "La Cucaracha" become the seemingly default?

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On September 22, 1932, NBC conducted a live broadcast of one of William Beebe and Otis Barton's ocean deep dives in their bathysphere. Beebe and Barton narrated their dive to a depth of 670 meters off the coast of Bermuda. What was the level of public interest in the bathysphere and the broadcast?

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Did the prohibition period in the US lead to an increase in alcohol-withdrawal related hospitalizations and deaths?

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What is the origin of the novelty car horn and how did "La Cucaracha" become the seemingly default?	2587
On September 22, 1932, NBC conducted a live broadcast of one of William Beebe and Otis Barton's ocean deep dives in their bathysphere. Beebe and Barton narrated their dive to a depth of 670 meters off the coast of Bermuda. What was the level of public interest in the bathysphere and the broadcast?	4
Did the prohibition period in the US lead to an increase in alcohol-withdrawal related hospitalizations and deaths?	2