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Is there any real-world historical bqckground for the “law of surprise” tradition shown in The Witcher?

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People always talk about the effect that TV had on the 1960 Presidential election. But did lack of TV, particularly among poor whites in places like Texas and Georgia, lead to those states voting for Kennedy out of party loyalty to the Democrats, unaware of his pro-civil rights platform?

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Lets say I took a specific location on Earth RIGHT NOW and turned on a magic plasma highlighter that just starts marking where exactly in space that spot is/was, and continuously leaves a trail from that spot as we careen through space, what would that look like?

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Are beards an evolutionary defense against disease?

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Did beards evolve in men because they protect against disease? Do they catch pathogens and prevent them from being inhaled?

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Is there any real-world historical bqckground for the “law of surprise” tradition shown in The Witcher?	485	AskHistorians
People always talk about the effect that TV had on the 1960 Presidential election. But did lack of TV, particularly among poor whites in places like Texas and Georgia, lead to those states voting for Kennedy out of party loyalty to the Democrats, unaware of his pro-civil rights platform?	6	AskHistorians
Lets say I took a specific location on Earth RIGHT NOW and turned on a magic plasma highlighter that just starts marking where exactly in space that spot is/was, and continuously leaves a trail from that spot as we careen through space, what would that look like?	1	askscience
Are beards an evolutionary defense against disease?	1	askscience
Did beards evolve in men because they protect against disease? Do they catch pathogens and prevent them from being inhaled?	1	askscience