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How to use the "w" in www

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Two Roman Mysteries Solved!

  • Hornbein
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Let us think about the two forms of the small letter "g"

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Is the criteria for the present perfect tense in Warriner's textbook inadequate?

  • sevensages
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The "Oxford" Comma

  • symbolipoint
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History Biographies, History, Philosophy of Physics

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What’s something that turned out to be much harder to do?

  • Razorback Gorilla
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Why weren't there lynchings in New England in late 1800s & early 1900s?

  • sevensages
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History Leo Tolstoj and Progressivity...

  • sbrothy
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History The History of Various Anesthetics and Remedies....

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An "Untranslatable" Word?

  • Hornbein
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Art Some more of my photography

  • BadgerBadger92
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Art Rate my photos on a scale of 1-5 please?

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Bali: No Word For A Branch

  • Hornbein
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David Reich on human genetics

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YouTube Classics, Part Deux

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History Interesting anecdotes in the history of physics?

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History New Oppenheimer files

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History Memorable quotes in the history of physics

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Did humans migrate a lot in prehistoric times?

  • sevensages
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Historical Novels? (Siege of Malta)

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History History of Barbie

  • Hornbein
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Danish Scientists

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Dr. Leila Denmark

  • BillTre
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Does David Reich contradict Nicholas Wade?

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Are we human? Or are we dancer?

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Lingusitics Typography: double f

  • DaveC426913
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History Einstein's visit to Manchester in 1921

  • pinball1970
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The word "people" - how to spell and pronounce?

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History Çakmaktepe, older than Göbeklitepe

  • BillTre
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Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?

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RIP William Foege, Leader in Small Pox eradication

  • Astronuc
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Some Realistic AI Animations That I Like

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History Most Lucrative Criminal Act Of All Time

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History Apollo 11 or Sputnik 1 - which was more significant?

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Likable AI Christmas Art

  • Hornbein
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History For WW2 buffs!

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A Trend That I Hate : Fake Video Dirt

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Hermann Göring's Nuremberg Testimony

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History Underwater Acoustics: Brief Historical Overview Through WWII

  • Astronuc
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Beware Fake History

  • Hornbein
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Aethelstan, King of the Anglo Saxons, first English King

  • Astronuc
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R.I.P. Steven Cropper: October 12th 1942 – Dec 3rd 2025

  • pinball1970
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How should 10 to be pronounced?

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Hezingen, The Netherlands - deposits of coins and jewelry

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I am older than she is/than her...

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Antique Pocket Sundial

  • Hornbein
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Synonym for troupe

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Against AI Art

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Can someone identify this, from some New Orleans piano music?

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The Great Gatsby

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History Going to the Catskills 1902

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Favorite photographers and photographs?

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Are clarity and clarification synonymous?

  • DaveC426913
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Ferris Eugene Alger

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RIP Susan Stamberg (87), NPR 'founding mother'

  • Astronuc
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What Does 'No Name Given' Mean on IDs and Its Cultural Implications?

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In the early days of electricity, they didn't have wall plugs

  • DDTJRAC
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RIP Claudine Cardinale

  • Astronuc
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Why is the plural for moose not meese?

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The Chinese early experiments in Rocketry -- Do we owe them?

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A question about Emma Kok Singing

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RIP. Richard Davies (22 July 1944 – 6 September 2025)

  • pinball1970
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My experience as a hostage

  • Ivan Seeking
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Bronze age orientation

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Lingusitics Who writes this stuff? (Starship X article)

  • DaveC426913
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RIP James Lovell, the astronaut who brought Apollo 13 home safely

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RIP Tom Lehrer (1928-2025)

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Polish Trapezoidal Tombs Older Than the Egyptian Pyramids

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Interesting terminology and meanings - Letter Cases

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Mad Magazine - A brief history

  • Astronuc
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RIP Fauja Singh, 114, world's oldest marathon runner

  • Astronuc
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Lingusitics I was wondering how English letters are standardized

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RIP Bill Moyers (1934 - 2025)

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Greek Mythology: Sisyphus

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Julian and Roman calendar names and month names & number

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History An old 1990's lecture by Hawking

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R.I.P. Brian Wilson

  • pinball1970
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Origin of this phrase: "We shall see what we shall see..."

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Do you remember Willy Ley (1906-1969)?

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Shipping in 1942 (WWII)

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Thoughts about the US pronunciation of "margarine"

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Creative destruction examples

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Annie Potts

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Clem Burke, 24.11.1954 - 06.04.2025

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Sociology: Why is self sacrifice an example of a deviant behavior?

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What happened to basketball brackets?

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F.Y.I.

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An old-time smithy

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History of Public Education

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Art What is your favorite drawing?

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Unexpected Georgian-Telugu Resemblance

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A translation test

  • DaveC426913
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Weird rhythm in this instrumental piece

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It gets worse the longer I look at it

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Origin of Indo-Europeans Found -- Lower Volga

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What's The Opposite Of Subtlety?

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