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Why was the grizzly bear, an animal almost universally detested by explorers and settlers in the West, chosen as the mascot of the state of California?
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Prior to the advent of digital cameras, how did photographers know they had gotten a good shot before wrapping a shoot?
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I'm a young, unmarried woman of the middle class in 1890's New York City. What does my daily life consist of?
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Why did men's athletic shorts go from very short through much of the 20th Century to knee-length or lower around the early-1990's?
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Today in the West, we often mark generational shifts by decade: Our concept of "the '70's" is materially different from "the '80's" in myriad aesthetic and cultural ways. How far back in history has this been common?
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Lightning Bolt and Fireball appear in some iteration as the bread-and-butter attack spells in just about every role-playing game. Is there a historical reason these two forces of destruction are so ubiquitous?
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I'm a wealthy man-about-town in early 19th-centruy Europe. I'm dining at a restaurant/hotel/public house, and I suddenly feel the call of nature. What do I do now?
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