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Of the top 20 tallest statues in the world, 15 depict a Buddha or are Buddhist in nature. How did a religion typically associated with aeseticism and impermanence come to produce such ostentatious art?

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How did PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) go from breaking the Silver Spring case, a watershed moment in animal rights activism, to an organization routinely criticized for what are perceived as ill-considered publicity stunts?

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How do we know that ancient Greeks/Scandinavians/Egyptians/etc. believed in their gods, and that it wasn't just a collection of universally known fictional characters a la the Looney Tunes, with poems and theme parks dedicated to them?

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Did the television show Frasier influence the growth of Starbucks?

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In 1983, in the midst of the Cold War, the Soviet Air Force shot down a civilian flight with a sitting US congressman on board. Given our image of Cold War tensions being as taut as piano wire, how did this not immediately make the war very very hot?

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What's the origin of the children's game where you see a Volkswagen Beetle and punch another child?

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I've been waiting years to ask: why did we all go absolutely bananas for The DaVinci Code in 2003?

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How did gold, silver, and bronze become the standard first, second, and third place medals?

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I know less about the personal lives of the Dropout crew than any other group of content creators, and that's so refreshing

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How did Japan come to produce the best beef in the world?

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Of the top 20 tallest statues in the world, 15 depict a Buddha or are Buddhist in nature. How did a religion typically associated with aeseticism and impermanence come to produce such ostentatious art?	8031	AskHistorians
How did PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) go from breaking the Silver Spring case, a watershed moment in animal rights activism, to an organization routinely criticized for what are perceived as ill-considered publicity stunts?	5652	AskHistorians
How do we know that ancient Greeks/Scandinavians/Egyptians/etc. believed in their gods, and that it wasn't just a collection of universally known fictional characters a la the Looney Tunes, with poems and theme parks dedicated to them?	4926	AskHistorians
Did the television show Frasier influence the growth of Starbucks?	3964	AskHistorians
In 1983, in the midst of the Cold War, the Soviet Air Force shot down a civilian flight with a sitting US congressman on board. Given our image of Cold War tensions being as taut as piano wire, how did this not immediately make the war very very hot?	2531	AskHistorians
What's the origin of the children's game where you see a Volkswagen Beetle and punch another child?	2070	AskHistorians
I've been waiting years to ask: why did we all go absolutely bananas for The DaVinci Code in 2003?	2064	AskHistorians
How did gold, silver, and bronze become the standard first, second, and third place medals?	2041	AskHistorians
I know less about the personal lives of the Dropout crew than any other group of content creators, and that's so refreshing	1886	dropout
How did Japan come to produce the best beef in the world?	1367	AskHistorians