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In Peaky Blinders (set in 1919), the actress who plays Grace had a pretty obvious nose job between the first two seasons (1919-1921, I think?). Would this kind of cosmetic plastic surgery be a thing at that time? Would it have been that successful, or would it have left severe scarring?

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At what point in history was the average person aware of the date? What about the year?

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Were first century "pagans" as hedonistic as Christians have made them out to be?

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Has there ever been an incident where a progressive ideology -- especially one that was accepted by >50% of the population -- was notably on "the wrong side of history?"

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What did Bill Clinton do to have such low approval on days 131-142 of his first term?

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When was the first documented use of "for science," to excuse clearly non-scientific endeavors? And, how did that phrase enter modern vernacular?

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How did "for science" become common phrase to excuse obviously non-scientific things?

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In Peaky Blinders (set in 1919), the actress who plays Grace had a pretty obvious nose job between the first two seasons (1919-1921, I think?). Would this kind of cosmetic plastic surgery be a thing at that time? Would it have been that successful, or would it have left severe scarring?	785
At what point in history was the average person aware of the date? What about the year?	195
Were first century "pagans" as hedonistic as Christians have made them out to be?	5
Has there ever been an incident where a progressive ideology -- especially one that was accepted by >50% of the population -- was notably on "the wrong side of history?"	3
What did Bill Clinton do to have such low approval on days 131-142 of his first term?	3
When was the first documented use of "for science," to excuse clearly non-scientific endeavors? And, how did that phrase enter modern vernacular?	1
How did "for science" become common phrase to excuse obviously non-scientific things?	0