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I was browsing as AskReddit thread and saw a comment that said the reason the Berlin Wall fell was poor communication. Was it torn down due to an accident, or some other reason?	2
The medical diagnosis of PTSD and/or trauma are recent, PTSD only being added to the DMV in 1980. Before this, how were flashbacks, triggers, and other aspects of trauma thought of? Why did people believe trauma happened? Wasn’t there a conception of trauma, even before it’s official recognition?	1
When did the fake “diagnosis” of hysteria become popular? What “symptoms” could be blamed on hysteria, and what could someone do to prove they didn’t have it? Was it thought to be contagious?	1
How did Star Trek fans react to Gene Roddenberry’s death? I assume they talked about it in zines, fan magazines, newsletters, etc. What did they think would happen TL Stat Trek? Are any of these first-hand accounts digitized?	1
Did people make a spectacle of themselves during the intermission in Gone With the Wind by rushing to the bathroom?	1
I have just learned of the Christmas Pickle and need to know everything about it. Where’d the tradition start, what was it’s original purpose, what part of the world invented it?	1
When did the concept of reclaiming slurs become a widely used political and social tool, and what other routes have marginalized groups tried in the past besides reclamation?	1
Why is vanilla the default flavor for cake and ice cream but not cookies?	1
Why in the modern adoption system are foreign children are brought to the United States? From a financial perspective, wouldn’t sailing and flying in children be really impractical when there are already (sadly) lots of homeless kids in the US?	1
How did the public, both white and black react to the theory that humans first evolved in Africa, and therefor are all in part genetically black?	1

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