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[Meta] I’ve noticed the seemingly randomness and rarity of submitted questions being flaired. Who flairs them? Why are some posts flaired and others not? I’m not even suggesting the system (whatever it is) should be changed, just asking for clarification on what goes on behind the scenes	24
What led to movies and tv shows being produced with people who didn’t speak with a trans-Atlantic accent, also known as old-timey-Christmas-movie voice?	23
Before commercial radio was popular, was there any concern/debate over religious messages and preaching being done over the radio. For example, did people think hearing a sermon over the radio didn’t “count” because it wasn’t in person?	22
Learning to drive and getting your own car is an established moment in a teen’s life to show they are becoming independent. How did teens show their burgeoning adulthood before cars were commonplace? Was there an exact equivalent before?	21
Is it true all brothels were closed for morning the day Victor Hugo died because he was such a frequent customer? NSFW	20
Did the name Jessica really come from Shakespeare Merchant of Venice?	20
How long have Hebrew teachers been yelling “Shekket b’vakasha!” with students yelling back “Hey!”Does this only only in American Hebrew schools? Where did the practice start? What about being swapped into“Shekket bvakahey,” “sha!”	20
What’s the history of step-mothers being evil in European fairy tales? Did earlier versions of famous tales portray them differently, as I assume views on remarrying weren’t static over hundreds of years? Did the introduction of Christianity influence this somehow?	20
In DS9’s “Duet,” aired on June 14, 1993, a masterfully well-done allegory on the relationship between Holocaust victims/survivors and the Nazis that persecuted them is explored. Is it coincidence that this episode aired 6 months before Schindler’s List? Was 93 big for other Holocaust media?	20
My mom has a friend who was snuck out of the USSR when she was three with her family by a charity in the US that helped the “Soviet Jewery” who were heavily prosecuted get out. How exactly were Jews being persecuted? How hard was it to leave the USSR? What led up to charities is the US being formed	20

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