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In the All in the Family episode "Archie's Helping Hand," Archie says that he makes $5.50 an hour, roughly $25 in today's money. How far would this realistically go in 1974?

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Have "conspiracy theorists" always been associated with conservative politics?

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I just read in my Oil and Gas Law casebook that whalers would process a sperm whale while still at sea, storing the oil in barrels. How were whales processed on board?

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In modern times, a real estate closing is sort of a "business ceremony." In the Middle Ages, the seller gave the buyer dirt to "seize" him of the property. What would an 18th century land sale look like in the U.S.?

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How was mail delivered in the U.S. before ZIP codes?

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I was born in 1990, and my mother once told me that someone had built a self-driving car in the past, but that it didn't work well. Were self-driving car prototypes built in the early 1980s or 90s?

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How would a Civil War brigade or regimental commander know when sound retreat? In some cases, units have retreated with very few casualties, so what other factors were considered?

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Where did the spectators of the Battle of Bull Run sit and watch the battle? Did they interfere in any way?

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How often were oil workers killed by oil gushers, or "blowouts" before the invention of pressure controlling equipment?

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During the mid-20th century, the U.S. Army had Specialist ranks from E-4 to E-8, but all but the modern rank was abolished. What was the rationale in creating these additional ranks? Are they any relation to the creation Technical Seargant?

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In the All in the Family episode "Archie's Helping Hand," Archie says that he makes $5.50 an hour, roughly $25 in today's money. How far would this realistically go in 1974?	12
Have "conspiracy theorists" always been associated with conservative politics?	12
I just read in my Oil and Gas Law casebook that whalers would process a sperm whale while still at sea, storing the oil in barrels. How were whales processed on board?	11
In modern times, a real estate closing is sort of a "business ceremony." In the Middle Ages, the seller gave the buyer dirt to "seize" him of the property. What would an 18th century land sale look like in the U.S.?	11
How was mail delivered in the U.S. before ZIP codes?	11
I was born in 1990, and my mother once told me that someone had built a self-driving car in the past, but that it didn't work well. Were self-driving car prototypes built in the early 1980s or 90s?	10
How would a Civil War brigade or regimental commander know when sound retreat? In some cases, units have retreated with very few casualties, so what other factors were considered?	10
Where did the spectators of the Battle of Bull Run sit and watch the battle? Did they interfere in any way?	10
How often were oil workers killed by oil gushers, or "blowouts" before the invention of pressure controlling equipment?	9
During the mid-20th century, the U.S. Army had Specialist ranks from E-4 to E-8, but all but the modern rank was abolished. What was the rationale in creating these additional ranks? Are they any relation to the creation Technical Seargant?	9