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Wearing flags used to be considered disrespectful, now it's used as a display of patriotism. What happened?

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Wearing flags used to be considered disrespectful, now it's used as a display of patriotism. What happened?

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When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, was the Japanese military leadership and scientists immediately aware of what the nature of the weapon must have been?

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What is the deal with "Brownies" and other household spirits? Who was actually doing the labor attributed to these creatures?

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During the American Bison extermination of the 19th century, hunters would take the hides of bison and leave the meat to rot. Why was there no attempt to commercialize the meat, which seems like it could have generated a lot of value?

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In the 90s "I can't even set the timer on my VCR" was the go-to phrase for characters in shows to describe how bad they were with technology. How did this phrase become widespread and why was this apparently so difficult for people?

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Is it true that Shakespeare's plays were the "action movies" of their time?

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What was the actual nature of Nietzsche's mental illness? Was he a complete vegetable or was he still able to talk and walk and have some minimal function?

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How did American comic books get so firmly associated with the superhero genre? In the 60s, many types of comics were popular, such as romance comics, cowboy comics, war comics, detective and horror comics, etc. Most of these have faded almost into nonexistence.

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Genesis claims the world is ~6000 years old. What did other cultures writing in the same time period (Chinese, Indian, Babylonian, Greek etc) think the age of the world was?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Wearing flags used to be considered disrespectful, now it's used as a display of patriotism. What happened?	91
Wearing flags used to be considered disrespectful, now it's used as a display of patriotism. What happened?	81
When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, was the Japanese military leadership and scientists immediately aware of what the nature of the weapon must have been?	77
What is the deal with "Brownies" and other household spirits? Who was actually doing the labor attributed to these creatures?	75
During the American Bison extermination of the 19th century, hunters would take the hides of bison and leave the meat to rot. Why was there no attempt to commercialize the meat, which seems like it could have generated a lot of value?	58
In the 90s "I can't even set the timer on my VCR" was the go-to phrase for characters in shows to describe how bad they were with technology. How did this phrase become widespread and why was this apparently so difficult for people?	48
Is it true that Shakespeare's plays were the "action movies" of their time?	44
What was the actual nature of Nietzsche's mental illness? Was he a complete vegetable or was he still able to talk and walk and have some minimal function?	41
How did American comic books get so firmly associated with the superhero genre? In the 60s, many types of comics were popular, such as romance comics, cowboy comics, war comics, detective and horror comics, etc. Most of these have faded almost into nonexistence.	35
Genesis claims the world is ~6000 years old. What did other cultures writing in the same time period (Chinese, Indian, Babylonian, Greek etc) think the age of the world was?	30