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My grandfather was being held in a Japanese PoW camp at the end of WWII and said he saw a nuclear explosion. Can anyone tell me where he could've been held and how he might've gotten there?

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How do slurs form and change over time? Specifically, how did "nigger" go from neutral, to derogatory, to being acceptable by certain speakers?

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Did the development of guns mean soldiers had to be less skilled? Are modern soldiers less well trained than knights?

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When color and sound were introduced to film, did the directors of the times "turn the effect up to eleven" in an unrealistic way?

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How did MLK get to be as venerated in America as he is today? Practically every politician is praising him on MLK day.

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My grandfather was being held in a Japanese PoW camp at the end of WWII and said he saw a nuclear explosion. Can anyone tell me where he could've been held and how he might've gotten there?	334
How do slurs form and change over time? Specifically, how did "nigger" go from neutral, to derogatory, to being acceptable by certain speakers?	12
Did the development of guns mean soldiers had to be less skilled? Are modern soldiers less well trained than knights?	2
When color and sound were introduced to film, did the directors of the times "turn the effect up to eleven" in an unrealistic way?	1
How did MLK get to be as venerated in America as he is today? Practically every politician is praising him on MLK day.	1