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I was born in 1988. I hear keep hearing that the effects in the original Star Wars movies was unprecedented, but it's hard to imagine since I was born later. What was the standard of special effects in 1977 that made Star Wars so revolutionary?

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Maybe a strange question for this place. When (and why) did it become customary to draw cartoon characters with only four fingers?

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Looking for a condensed account of the actions of Saigo Takamori in 1800s Japan

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I was born in 1988. I hear keep hearing that the effects in the original Star Wars movies was unprecedented, but it's hard to imagine since I was born later. What was the standard of special effects in 1977 that made Star Wars so revolutionary?	225
Maybe a strange question for this place. When (and why) did it become customary to draw cartoon characters with only four fingers?	51
Looking for a condensed account of the actions of Saigo Takamori in 1800s Japan	2