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News Are Companies Ripping Off Employees with Retirement Plans and H-1b Visas?
- chemisttree
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Lingusitics What does this sam johnson sentence mean in plain language
- tomishere
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Lingusitics How many languages can you speak
- BLUE66Rose
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What events led to the final gunshot?
- bluemoonKY
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News What does the word prescriptive mean, as used in 18th century?
- tomishere
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Who Are Your All-Time Favorite Composers?
- Jow
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Is This the Most Peaceful Time in Human History?
- russ_watters
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Is Thomas Campbell's Education and Work Experience Valid?
- Bohringman
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Did the US have to drop the A-bombs on Japan?
- syhprum
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History History References: Tips for Finding Reputable Sources
- 1123581321
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If you could change a single historical event
- martix
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What's the difference between an analogy and a metaphor?
- DiracPool
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Landscape changes Google Maps can be scary and comforting at the same time
- NemoReally
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News RIP, Gerry Anderson - creator of supermarionation.
- Astronuc
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What took electromagnetism so long to be discovered?
- member 392791
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News RIP Jack Klugman (Oscar Madison; Quincy, M.E.)
- Astronuc
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Is a Euler or an Euler correct?
- mikeph
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News RIP Lee Dorman, bass player for Iron Butterfly
- Astronuc
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History How many famous people in history
- Jobrag
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How Did Sir Patrick Moore Impact Astronomy and Broadcasting?
- Jimmy
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Best way to learn French and speak it like a French person?
- seeeker
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Who Here Has a Foreign-Sounding Name and How Do You Deal With It?
- Moneer81
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Lingusitics Language fails that make you angry
- KingNothing
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WHat was Shakespeares approx working vocabulary
- tomisatschool
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Humans were using stone spear points over 1/2M years ago
- turbo
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Lingusitics Do We Need a Non-Classical Language System?
- con.foundas
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How Can I Find Free Sheet Music Online?
- Saladsamurai
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How many words (approx) are used in everyday speech today
- tomisatschool
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Lingusitics Language as a universal engineering solution
- H2Bro
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Art Queen Sonja of Norway's art debut
- arildno
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Lingusitics What language did sophie germain and gauss communicate in
- g.lemaitre
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The Nationality of Galileo: A Historical Perspective
- Ken Natton
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History History of Mathematics: A Review of Steven Krantz's Book
- Amer
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Italian seismologists convicted of multiple manslaughter.
- turbo
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History Laugh Out Loud: The Most Ridiculous Statements by Politicians in History
- rootX
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News RIP George McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012)
- Astronuc
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Do you press hard when writing? Is it related to your emotions?
- Gale
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News What Are the Must-See Spots and Tips for a November Trip to Istanbul?
- Hepth
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Did Hitler Really Commit Suicide?
- quantum123
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What is the Music Behind BBC's Clip on LED's 50-Year Anniversary?
- sx2y@7b
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Forgetting Latin: Surprise Re-Learning Experience
- Vorde
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Has prohibition ever been successful?
- GladScientist
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Design pattern i have found on an old artifact.
- ludobarbot
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History Can History be Modeled as Brownian Motion?
- chill_factor
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What are some common mistakes in grammar and brewing?
- Evo
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News Is the Dual Meaning of Probability Eroding English Clarity?
- StephenofCaly
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News Bin Laden, the truth about his death?
- Evo
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News Who Was the First Man on the Moon?
- Andre
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What Was the #1 Song on Your Birthday?
- hypatia
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Dachshund: Weiner Dog or Sad Drunk?
- Andre
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Which is the Top 5 Funniest stand-up comedians.
- celinasinha
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Who Is Your Favorite Singer Among These Icons?
- celinasinha
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Correct Pronunciation of the Name Horodecki?
- WiFO215
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Help with pronouncing english words
- micromass
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What is the Mystery Behind the Shipwreck and Treasure on Terschelling Island?
- Andre
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Archeologists dreams, massive discoveries in Egypt
- Andre
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Why is 'its' spelled differently than other possessive forms?
- Dremmer
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Hunter-Gatherer Culture 20,000 Years Older Than Previously Thought
- zoobyshoe
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History 12,000 year old megalith circles turn knowledge of ancient humans upside down
- Evo
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Fossil From Last Common Ancestor Of Neanderthals And Humans
- Astronuc
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Is Clovis First Theory Finally Debunked?
- Andre
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Are Altoids One of the Oldest Commercial Products Still in Production?
- Ivan Seeking
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How can I improve my English for GRE and TOEFL exams?
- jd12345
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History Funny passage from a brief history of time
- g.lemaitre
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News RIP Andy Griffith (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012)
- Astronuc
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The Wisest Fool: An Unfamiliar Phrase
- SW VandeCarr
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How did the American pioneers obtain their drinking water?
- bluemoonKY
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What Are the Impressive Iron Age Coins Discovered in Jersey?
- Astronuc
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Reexamining The Death of Alan Turing
- zoobyshoe
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Lingusitics Oddball question about linguistics wrt evolution of language
- tomishere
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Science poetry-or verse that is just informative about nature
- marcus
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What is the connection between King of Prussia, PA and Frederick the Great?
- SW VandeCarr
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Bad translator = funny translations
- micromass
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Was the Brick in the Venetian Woman's Mouth to Stop a Vampire?
- zoobyshoe
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Is Starting a Sentence with Because Too Casual for Formal Writing?
- phylotree
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Who was the singer known as 'Mr. Trololo' and what happened to him?
- micromass
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Did English Really Precede Roman Britain?
- BadBrain
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News Death camps in Poland - Obama's slip
- Borek
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How Did the Transit of Venus Shape Modern Astronomy?
- BobG
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Is Archaeology Merely a Supplement to History?
- TheAzn
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RIP Doc Watson - Legendary Guitar Player
- Jimmy Snyder
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Being able to spell like a 6 year old
- dlgoff
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Nikola Tesla or James Clerk Maxwell?
- de.bug
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The First Scientist: Anaximander and his legacy
- marcus
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Interesting WWII Public INformation Leaflet
- BadBrain
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Did Albert Einstein Really Say: "I Did It Myself"?
- shinokk
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How can you use albeit effectively?
- lluke9
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News Paper Fires Reporter for Past as a Stripper
- zoobyshoe
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End of the World Cancelled - New Mayan Calendar Found
- zoobyshoe
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Is This Sentence Grammatically Incorrect?
- Danger
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News Carroll Shelby RIP: Race Car Designer Passes at 89
- S_Happens
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National Geographic Channel Blows It Again
- BadBrain
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England's Involvement in the Treaty of the Pyrenees: A Brief Overview
- Bipolarity
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How Have Rock Stars Changed Over the Years?
- Evo
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Lingusitics Math and Physics is the language of the universe
- AustinJones
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What is ANZAC Day and its significance?
- NewtonianAlch
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Levon Helm: A Tribute to His Legacy
- Jimmy Snyder
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I need to find a good instructional book on amateur archaeology?
- TheAzn
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20% increase to civil war death toll
- Greg Bernhardt
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