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Did the newly televised elections really hurt Nixon's chances against Kennedy, or is it just that Kennedy was more popular with younger voters, who would be more likely to watch the debate on TV?
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When a consensus builds long after an historical event, is that because distance has made objectivity easier, or is it that passing time means that anyone who might disagree with an interpretation is too dead to argue? What is disappearing from the equation: excess emotion or contradictory evidence?
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Before gunpowder, would the average person have known what an explosion is, or would that concept only have become common knowledge after the fact?
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Ambrosia is a mythical food, and adamant is a mythical metal. Are there any colors that were considered to be mythical by their own cultures, and if so, what purpose did they serve?
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At what point did military offense completely out-class military defense? The shield used to be a vital part of war, but now there's no such thing as a shield that can defend against nuclear bombs.
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