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Why did Nintendo put its game console buttons in reverse alphabetical order?

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Today there is controversy among English speakers over using "they/their/theirs" in the singular, in place of "he/him/his" and "she/her/hers". Was there a similar controversy over changing from "thou/thee/thy/thine" to a singular "you/your/yours"?

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Has the US constitutional prohibition on "cruel and unusual punishment" ever been used to "grandfather" any sort of punishment?

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Could the average person living in the Roman empire understand the broken Latin written on the wall in Monty Python's Life of Brian?

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In the French Revolution, how did the commoners get the nobles to the guillotine?

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In World Wars I and II, did the US military relax restrictions on who could enlist?

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What did the Virgin Mary really look like?

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Why did the nations of Earth all agree to the Outer Space Treaty of 1967? Doesn't it mean that space is exclusively the domain of private corporations?

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Why do names that end with vowels tend to be feminine, and names that end with consonants tend to be masculine? How common is this phenomenon in different cultures around the world?

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What fears were there surrounding household electrical wiring when it was first introduced?

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Why did Nintendo put its game console buttons in reverse alphabetical order?	5
Today there is controversy among English speakers over using "they/their/theirs" in the singular, in place of "he/him/his" and "she/her/hers". Was there a similar controversy over changing from "thou/thee/thy/thine" to a singular "you/your/yours"?	4
Has the US constitutional prohibition on "cruel and unusual punishment" ever been used to "grandfather" any sort of punishment?	4
Could the average person living in the Roman empire understand the broken Latin written on the wall in Monty Python's Life of Brian?	4
In the French Revolution, how did the commoners get the nobles to the guillotine?	4
In World Wars I and II, did the US military relax restrictions on who could enlist?	3
What did the Virgin Mary really look like?	3
Why did the nations of Earth all agree to the Outer Space Treaty of 1967? Doesn't it mean that space is exclusively the domain of private corporations?	2
Why do names that end with vowels tend to be feminine, and names that end with consonants tend to be masculine? How common is this phenomenon in different cultures around the world?	2
What fears were there surrounding household electrical wiring when it was first introduced?	2