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A play becomes popular and sells drawings of its characters. A fan sells original drawing of the same characters of equal quality. Before copyright laws, would people have qualms about buying “unofficial” artwork? When did “official” become a desirable and marketable trait of merch?	5	AskHistorians
Before it was standardized, was spelling considered an art form? Was it considered to be like painting a picture of (for example) Adam and Eve, ie a basic format but plenty of wiggle room? Also, am I wrong in think the values placed on good handwriting and spelling have flipped over time?	5	AskHistorians
Is the screenshot of a tumblr post below correct in saying what Jesus meant by “turning the other cheek” was to subvert Roman social norms and force them to treat their subjects as equals?	4	AskHistorians
[WP] Alien viruses make for weird zombies, certainty nothing like the old flat-screen movies. Non of your alien friends get any of your many references to said movies, which is really bumming you out . Yeah, this is shaping up to be a pretty shitty extraterrestrial zombie apocalypse	4	WritingPrompts
A story goes when Sally Ride was preparing to go into space, she was asked if 100 tampons was the correct number she’d need for her mission. Besides wondering if this story is true, what were some ridiculous concerns/misconceptions NASA had about sending a female astronaut up in space?	4	AskHistorians
[WP] Humanity has just made fury contact with a new species, and everyone is exited. The aliens however are confused, as they never thought they could encounter another species	4	WritingPrompts
My mom has vivid memories of the Eurythmics’ music video for “Sweet Dreams” being impactful because the video was very abstract and surreal. Is this where music videos became an art form in and of themselves and loved beyond a basic video of bands jamming onstage or a linear story like “Thriller?”	4	AskHistorians
Why are master bedrooms called master bedrooms? Is it a holdover from the slave era?	4	AskHistorians
Did giving mixtape as a show of romance evolve out of an earlier music-related practice?	4	AskHistorians
A doctor telling loved ones their patient has “flat-lined” is a repeated occurrence in media. When did the flat-lining of a heart monitor become an iconic image in media? How did this medical device make its way into the media? Was it first through movies?	4	AskHistorians

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