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Last (not actually) 80s movie fun: Wayne's World. Was Public Access Television actually watched and popular among younger generations? Was it a viable career or good place to begin ones television career?

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It took 7 years to go from the Wright brothers first flight to Pusher's launch of an aircraft from a Naval vessel at sea. What was it like trying to convince the military that airplanes launched from naval vessels would be effective weapons?

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The year that "Witchcraft Destroys Minds and Reaps Souls" by Coven came out, with the song "Black Sabbath," co-written by Greg "Oz" Osbourne, "Earth", fronted by John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne, changed its band name to "Black Sabbath." Was this a mere coincidence?

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In the period leading to the French Revolution were bakers obligated to lower the price of Brioche if they ran out of bread?

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Role of Marijuana in Japanese Ninjutsu

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How did germany denazify?

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The (probably) actual last 80s movie fun: Amadeus. How accepted was Salieri's approach to Christianity? I.e. his idea that if he loved Jesus, forsook temptation, and worked hard he deserved fame and success?

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Has the US Supreme Court ever changed so many things so dramatically in such a short amount of time?

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Was Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" a 'fuck you' to a student he had a crush on?

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Project Heracles in the Bond universe and FoxDie in Metal Gear, did Cold War era governments pursue viruses that were designed to hunt and kill certain people/bloodlines?

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Last (not actually) 80s movie fun: Wayne's World. Was Public Access Television actually watched and popular among younger generations? Was it a viable career or good place to begin ones television career?	34
It took 7 years to go from the Wright brothers first flight to Pusher's launch of an aircraft from a Naval vessel at sea. What was it like trying to convince the military that airplanes launched from naval vessels would be effective weapons?	27
The year that "Witchcraft Destroys Minds and Reaps Souls" by Coven came out, with the song "Black Sabbath," co-written by Greg "Oz" Osbourne, "Earth", fronted by John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne, changed its band name to "Black Sabbath." Was this a mere coincidence?	25
In the period leading to the French Revolution were bakers obligated to lower the price of Brioche if they ran out of bread?	20
Role of Marijuana in Japanese Ninjutsu	18
How did germany denazify?	16
The (probably) actual last 80s movie fun: Amadeus. How accepted was Salieri's approach to Christianity? I.e. his idea that if he loved Jesus, forsook temptation, and worked hard he deserved fame and success?	15
Has the US Supreme Court ever changed so many things so dramatically in such a short amount of time?	15
Was Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" a 'fuck you' to a student he had a crush on?	14
Project Heracles in the Bond universe and FoxDie in Metal Gear, did Cold War era governments pursue viruses that were designed to hunt and kill certain people/bloodlines?	13