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Arcade classic Space Invaders speeds up the remaining aliens during gameplay for what original reason?
As aliens were destroyed, the 1970s processor had fewer objects to render, causing the game loop to naturally speed up. Tomohiro Nishikado kept this as a feature.
Which baseball player broke Babe Ruth's career home-run record?
Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run in 1974 to surpass Babe Ruth's record.
In The Godfather: Part II, what Taxi Driver star made Oscar history by winning for playing Marlon Brando's role of Vito?
To prepare for portraying the younger version of the iconic mob patriarch, De Niro spent months living in Sicily to master the authentic regional dialect for the film.
Astronauts returning from the Apollo 11 mission spent three weeks doing what to protect public health?
NASA feared the crew might bring back unknown lunar pathogens, so they were confined to a specialized Mobile Quarantine Facility to protect Earth's biosphere.
The American public frequently invokes the 'Kennedy Curse' myth to rationalize what unusual family pattern?
The myth attempts to explain an extraordinary string of premature family deaths, including two assassinations and several fatal plane crashes across different generations.
What did Motown's Funk Brothers provide on many hit recordings?
The Funk Brothers played behind many Motown singers, although the studio musicians often went uncredited.
Which Supreme Court ruling declared segregated public schools unconstitutional?
The 1954 decision rejected the idea that separate public schools could provide equal educational opportunities.
Why did the fashion industry initially reject Velcro in the 1950s?
Early versions were made of bulky nylon that lacked elegance, so designers favored traditional zippers and buttons until space-age fashion became a trend.
The Watergate film All the President's Men features the informant "Deep Throat" giving what advice?
Although popularized by the 1976 film, the real informant Mark Felt never actually said this phrase. Screenwriter William Goldman invented the iconic line for the movie.
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the Lincoln Memorial steps to deliver what iconic speech?
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the 1963 March on Washington.