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In 1980 the USA led a 66-nation boycott of the Summer Olympics in Moscow in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Was the USA was genuinely motivated by moral outrage over the invasion, or was it merely a pretext to boycott as an expression of Cold War propaganda?

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The espresso machine was invented in 1902; by the 40s espresso was so dominant that the "Americano" was invented to approximate drip coffee for US GIs. What accounts for the rapid adoption of espresso in Italy, and why did it stay relatively rare outside Southern Europe until the late 20th century?

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I would like to know more about the practice of dying hair "unnatural" colors (purple, pink, blue, etc.) and its signification over time inside and outside punk/post-punk subcultures.

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One of the key lines that seems to motivate the entire plot of the show 11.22.63 is that "If JFK hadn't been assassinated, there would've been no Vietnam War." How true is this?

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In 1980 the USA led a 66-nation boycott of the Summer Olympics in Moscow in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Was the USA was genuinely motivated by moral outrage over the invasion, or was it merely a pretext to boycott as an expression of Cold War propaganda?	204
The espresso machine was invented in 1902; by the 40s espresso was so dominant that the "Americano" was invented to approximate drip coffee for US GIs. What accounts for the rapid adoption of espresso in Italy, and why did it stay relatively rare outside Southern Europe until the late 20th century?	120
I would like to know more about the practice of dying hair "unnatural" colors (purple, pink, blue, etc.) and its signification over time inside and outside punk/post-punk subcultures.	15
One of the key lines that seems to motivate the entire plot of the show 11.22.63 is that "If JFK hadn't been assassinated, there would've been no Vietnam War." How true is this?	1