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Where did the trope of bad guys sitting in floating chairs come from, and why was it so prevalent in Japan in the 80's?

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When did the "white eyes under Domino mask" trope, like with Batman and Robin, start? Did people find it weird at the time?

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Today, the number 69 is viewed as funny and provokes giggles. Did people in 1969 and 1869 have the same sense of humour to acknowledge this?

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When was the "wedding cake you can't eat" born?

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Did chivalric romances took inspiration for their characters from existing people in ways that changed them? Is the Sir Lancelot we know today the same as from the time he was written?

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If Cronus wasn't a giant, how did he swallow the Olympians whole and didn't notice the rock?

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Why are so many traditional music genres so demure and sad or slow?

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Why did Buddhism take so long to reach China from India, while Christianity reached India in less than half the time?

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Where did the trope of bad guys sitting in floating chairs come from, and why was it so prevalent in Japan in the 80's?	0
When did the "white eyes under Domino mask" trope, like with Batman and Robin, start? Did people find it weird at the time?	0
Today, the number 69 is viewed as funny and provokes giggles. Did people in 1969 and 1869 have the same sense of humour to acknowledge this?	0
When was the "wedding cake you can't eat" born?	0
Did chivalric romances took inspiration for their characters from existing people in ways that changed them? Is the Sir Lancelot we know today the same as from the time he was written?	0
If Cronus wasn't a giant, how did he swallow the Olympians whole and didn't notice the rock?	0
Why are so many traditional music genres so demure and sad or slow?	0
Why did Buddhism take so long to reach China from India, while Christianity reached India in less than half the time?	0