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Was an "atomic bomb" something that people at large understood was a thing that could exist prior to the Hiroshima bombing, or was its invention and use a complete surprise to everyone except cutting-edge physicists?

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Were people in Joseon Korea really so terrified of their social betters, as is depicted in Netflix's "Kingdom"?

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How did Bold & Italics become the universal text transforming options used in almost all word processors? Do these font variations pre-date computers, and were there other text variations used in the past?

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It is 1791 and the 2nd Amendment has just been ratified in the young United States. To celebrate muh freedoms, I'd like to purchase a firearm. How would I go about doing that?

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When did novelty/joke political candidates (eg. Lord Buckethead, Vermin Supreme) start showing up, and how did people react to them?

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Was the gulag system still active in the mid-to-late '80s in the USSR?

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What is the history of people caring about Ada Lovelace?

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Were there voices in the space industry in the 1970s doubting the Space Shuttle's potential reusability, affordability, safety, and promises of quick turn around?

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Would Babbage's Analytical Engine even have been useful in its time period?

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Was the rise of common air travel driven primarily by technological changes or economic ones?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was an "atomic bomb" something that people at large understood was a thing that could exist prior to the Hiroshima bombing, or was its invention and use a complete surprise to everyone except cutting-edge physicists?	4041
Were people in Joseon Korea really so terrified of their social betters, as is depicted in Netflix's "Kingdom"?	276
How did Bold & Italics become the universal text transforming options used in almost all word processors? Do these font variations pre-date computers, and were there other text variations used in the past?	136
It is 1791 and the 2nd Amendment has just been ratified in the young United States. To celebrate muh freedoms, I'd like to purchase a firearm. How would I go about doing that?	122
When did novelty/joke political candidates (eg. Lord Buckethead, Vermin Supreme) start showing up, and how did people react to them?	53
Was the gulag system still active in the mid-to-late '80s in the USSR?	40
What is the history of people caring about Ada Lovelace?	30
Were there voices in the space industry in the 1970s doubting the Space Shuttle's potential reusability, affordability, safety, and promises of quick turn around?	27
Would Babbage's Analytical Engine even have been useful in its time period?	3
Was the rise of common air travel driven primarily by technological changes or economic ones?	2