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In The Gulag Archipelago, Solzhenitsyn describes how, during an 11 minute standing ovation for one of Stalin's speeches in the Soviet Union, the first person to stop clapping was arrested and imprisoned for 10 years. Is there any truth to this story?

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Why were there piggy banks in 15th century Java?

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Why do Hollywood movies set in Ancient Greece and Rome show scrolls held ⬆️⬇️ and not ◀️▶️?

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How true is the story that Salvador Dalí, while staying in Paris sometime between 1948-1989, shot blanks at a flock of sheep in his hotel room?

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What popular mnemonics were there for remembering the alphabet before the Alphabet song?

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What is the origin of the phrase 'the Man' when used to represent the Establishment in society?

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In The Gulag Archipelago, Solzhenitsyn describes how, during an 11 minute standing ovation for one of Stalin's speeches in the Soviet Union, the first person to stop clapping was arrested and imprisoned for 10 years. Is there any truth to this story?	2495
Why were there piggy banks in 15th century Java?	13
Why do Hollywood movies set in Ancient Greece and Rome show scrolls held ⬆️⬇️ and not ◀️▶️?	8
How true is the story that Salvador Dalí, while staying in Paris sometime between 1948-1989, shot blanks at a flock of sheep in his hotel room?	2
What popular mnemonics were there for remembering the alphabet before the Alphabet song?	2
What is the origin of the phrase 'the Man' when used to represent the Establishment in society?	2