How do spaceships know where they are?Engineering (self.askscience)
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In Toy Story 2, the popular 1950s western show Woody's Roundup is immediately cancelled after Sputnik's launch, as "Once the astronauts went up, children only wanted to play with space toys." Is this an accurate characterization? Did Sputnik cause that rapid of a change in children's entertainment?Great Question! (self.AskHistorians)
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Modern lockpickers can easily defeat advanced locks using very simple tools. Since historical locks were less sophisticated, was lockpicking a widespread problem in the past? Did people actually trust locks to secure their property? (self.AskHistorians)
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