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How old is the idea that animation is strictly for children? Where does this perception come from?

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I'm a musician in the 1970s or 80s looking for stock footage to use in a music video. How would I go about searching for some, and about how long would it take for me to gain access to any footage I was interested in?

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Is it true that when the independence of Greece from the Ottomans was proclaimed there were some rural people who still considered themselves Romans and were confused by the term "Greeks"?

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Why did Myanmar adopt the NTSC television standard?

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The letters of the Roman alphabet have different names in different languages. Do we know what names the Romans gave the letters of the alphabet?

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The US Constitution requires the President to inform Congress about "the state of the union". Has this always taken on the form of a special speech in January? If not, what did it use to be like and when/why did it change?

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How did people move between West Berlin and West Germany during the Cold War?

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What factors led to Aramaic being used as a lingua franca in the ancient Middle East?

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I'm a Jewish person living in tenth century North Africa and I've got some questions that only an expert rabbi in Babylonia can answer, so I decide to send a letter that way. How would my letter get to its destination and how long should I expect to wait for a reply?

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George Lucas famously negotiated for the merchandising rights to Star Wars and made more money from those rights than anyone expected. Where would he have gotten the idea to gamble on merchandising like that?

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How old is the idea that animation is strictly for children? Where does this perception come from?	8
I'm a musician in the 1970s or 80s looking for stock footage to use in a music video. How would I go about searching for some, and about how long would it take for me to gain access to any footage I was interested in?	8
Is it true that when the independence of Greece from the Ottomans was proclaimed there were some rural people who still considered themselves Romans and were confused by the term "Greeks"?	7
Why did Myanmar adopt the NTSC television standard?	7
The letters of the Roman alphabet have different names in different languages. Do we know what names the Romans gave the letters of the alphabet?	6
The US Constitution requires the President to inform Congress about "the state of the union". Has this always taken on the form of a special speech in January? If not, what did it use to be like and when/why did it change?	6
How did people move between West Berlin and West Germany during the Cold War?	6
What factors led to Aramaic being used as a lingua franca in the ancient Middle East?	5
I'm a Jewish person living in tenth century North Africa and I've got some questions that only an expert rabbi in Babylonia can answer, so I decide to send a letter that way. How would my letter get to its destination and how long should I expect to wait for a reply?	5
George Lucas famously negotiated for the merchandising rights to Star Wars and made more money from those rights than anyone expected. Where would he have gotten the idea to gamble on merchandising like that?	4