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How many candies would people throughout history recognize in a modern American vending machine? That is, what’s the timeline of “standard” candy everyone’s heard of, from around 1850-now? (Pic of example vending machine attached)
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The sentiment exists that landing in an airport but not leaving it doesn’t count as visiting a place. Was there a similar sentiment surrounding trains? If so, what’s the earliest recorded instance of this sentiment? Did people argue about this very important question back then too?
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I’ve heard the introduction of swimsuits in the early 20th century led to complaints from men, who didn’t want to cover their nipples in a one-piece. Apparently, led to it being acceptable in the West for men to be shirtless in a non-sexual way, at least at the beach. Is any part of this true?
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Christian mythology holds that Jesus had to die via God’s wishes in order to absolve humanity of its sins. If that’s the case, why did/do some people justify antisemitism by saying “Jews (supposedly) killed Jesus?” Didn’t Jews carry out God’s wishes?
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“Gentlemen’s Agreement” is a 1947 movie that deals with antisemitism, set in New York. There is a sense of urgency in the movie that antisemitism will come to a head. If the movie had been made a few years later, at what point would it have been realistic for it to have mentioned the Holocaust?
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The Hebrew song “David Melech Yisrael” is a pre-school song that has hand motions to go along with it. “Born to Hand Jive” (or “Sha Na Na”) from Grease has almost identical hand motions. What’s the connection between the two? Did Grease or “David” come? How did one influence the other?
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[WP]It’s been weeks since the zombie virus trapped you in the indoor body farm with hundreds of zombies. Thankfully, the zombies aren’t hungry, just bored, and as the only one alive in the compound you’re in charge of keeping them entertained, with the help of some of the more recently dead
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