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Neil Armstrong actually says "One small step for a man" but due to an imperfect signal 600 million people heard "One small step for man". Which quote should go down in history, the one everyone heard or the one that was said? Does this matter to historians?

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After the elevator was invented, how did the perception of top floors of buildings change? Was it a swift or gradual cultural shift?

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Have there ever been criminal kingpins that were hidden in plain sight for years?

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Why don't more sources go into the prices of things (in today's currency, inflation-adjusted) over the course of history?

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Have there been any civilizations that had to coexist with different base systems of counting?

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Neil Armstrong actually says "One small step for a man" but due to an imperfect signal 600 million people heard "One small step for man". Which quote should go down in history, the one everyone heard or the one that was said? Does this matter to historians?	964
After the elevator was invented, how did the perception of top floors of buildings change? Was it a swift or gradual cultural shift?	100
Have there ever been criminal kingpins that were hidden in plain sight for years?	15
Why don't more sources go into the prices of things (in today's currency, inflation-adjusted) over the course of history?	9
Have there been any civilizations that had to coexist with different base systems of counting?	1