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Is Goofy named Goofy because he’s goofy? Or do we now use the word “goofy” to describe someone so because of Goofy?

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In 1965’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, Lucy describes Christmas as being run by an “eastern syndicate” only meant to push consumerism. What is this term, and was this sentiment of materialism for the holiday just as present then as it is today?

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Have we ever seen a physical dispute between two heads of state? What were the causes leading up to such events and how did relations between countries change directly afterwards?

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In a 1959 interview with Rod Serling of the Twilight Zone, Mike Wallace asks him how much money someone like himself can make creating such a show. Was the practice of asking others' their yearly income a common practice in this era in the United States?

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Is Goofy named Goofy because he’s goofy? Or do we now use the word “goofy” to describe someone so because of Goofy?	183
In 1965’s “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, Lucy describes Christmas as being run by an “eastern syndicate” only meant to push consumerism. What is this term, and was this sentiment of materialism for the holiday just as present then as it is today?	62
Have we ever seen a physical dispute between two heads of state? What were the causes leading up to such events and how did relations between countries change directly afterwards?	5
In a 1959 interview with Rod Serling of the Twilight Zone, Mike Wallace asks him how much money someone like himself can make creating such a show. Was the practice of asking others' their yearly income a common practice in this era in the United States?	4