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How did it happen that American movies largely abandoned musical/dance numbers, while in Bollywood they remain a fixture of cinema?

744 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] You, the top general in the Empire and a renowned warrior, just got knocked into a pig trough by a group of early teens who have convinced themselves they're on a quest. For the fifth time this month. You just realized that you're one of the antagonists in a children's movie. How do you win?

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When did pigeons/doves/squabs stop being commonly eaten in the USA?

86 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] Every morning you open the front door and look out, joking that you're checking to make sure the outside is still there. This morning it wasn't.

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[WP] #64 on the Evil Overlord list is: "I will see a competent psychiatrist and get cured of all extremely unusual phobias and bizarre compulsive habits which could prove to be a disadvantage." You are the psychiatrist.

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How did it happen that the founders of Israel ceded so much authority and power to one very specific sect of Judaism?

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Late 18th century British time notation, did "12.5" mean 12:05, 12:30, 12:50 or something else?

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When and why did the Cajun people transform the French mirepoix into the Cajun Holy Trinity?

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I'm a white guy married to a black woman 17 years older than me. AMA.

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Is there any generally accepted idea of what percentage of native Americans died due to European diseases vs genocide (whether directly or by starvation or forced destructive labor)?

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How did it happen that American movies largely abandoned musical/dance numbers, while in Bollywood they remain a fixture of cinema?	744	AskHistorians
[WP] You, the top general in the Empire and a renowned warrior, just got knocked into a pig trough by a group of early teens who have convinced themselves they're on a quest. For the fifth time this month. You just realized that you're one of the antagonists in a children's movie. How do you win?	238	WritingPrompts
When did pigeons/doves/squabs stop being commonly eaten in the USA?	86	AskHistorians
[WP] Every morning you open the front door and look out, joking that you're checking to make sure the outside is still there. This morning it wasn't.	66	WritingPrompts
[WP] #64 on the Evil Overlord list is: "I will see a competent psychiatrist and get cured of all extremely unusual phobias and bizarre compulsive habits which could prove to be a disadvantage." You are the psychiatrist.	44	WritingPrompts
How did it happen that the founders of Israel ceded so much authority and power to one very specific sect of Judaism?	30	AskHistorians
Late 18th century British time notation, did "12.5" mean 12:05, 12:30, 12:50 or something else?	11	AskHistorians
When and why did the Cajun people transform the French mirepoix into the Cajun Holy Trinity?	10	AskHistorians
I'm a white guy married to a black woman 17 years older than me. AMA.	8	IAmA
Is there any generally accepted idea of what percentage of native Americans died due to European diseases vs genocide (whether directly or by starvation or forced destructive labor)?	5	AskHistorians