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Who was the White Mouse and what made her a remarkable WWII hero?

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Pop banjo group from the 1970s with layered instrumental

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Why the red sea is called red sea?

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Learning stuff I don't want to know

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The Convergence of Linguistics and Mathematics

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Rearrange two jumbled sentences about healthy lifestyle and nutrition

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History A TED two for History of the Universe in Sound: and Sound the Universe Makes:

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History History Channel, great review Joking

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Lingusitics How could I translate logic reasoning to the language of mathematics?

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History US tax rate history - A return to the glory days

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History History Channel Pilot: Invention USA

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Lingusitics Three Indian languages with no exonym - how common is this?

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Is the Oldest Writing in Europe Found at Gobekli Tepe?

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Archeology in Anatolia - Cappadocia

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Archeology: Mammoth engravings in Florida

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Beethoven vs Mozart: Who Truly Reigns Supreme in Classical Music?

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What happened to the bones from the 1922 Massacre at Smyrna?

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Is Amazon's Beethoven Box Set Deal Too Good to Be True?

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Have Commercials Led You to Discover New Music?

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News The midnight ride of Sarah Palin.

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Population Estimates Over 2000 Years: My Questions

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What is the longest word in the English language?

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Learning Middle Welsh and improving Middle English reading

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Nobel Laureate Dies (Dr. Rosalyn S. Yalow)

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Polish question> już teraz, teraz?

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Your thoughts on this saxophonist

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News Being politically correct in baseball in the 1950s

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Memorial Day 2011: Honoring Our Heroes

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Symphony of Science - A Beautiful Dedication

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How Nightline started from the Iranian hostage crisis coverage

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Helicopter tail returned from Pakistan

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Why Do People Spell 'the' as 'teh'?

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Lingusitics Best software to learn a language?

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US billionaire recluse dead, aged 104 years

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History History repeats itself examples; any ideas? ( )

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Why did conventional historians blame Germany for the breakout of the WW1?

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Lingusitics Where to Find Quality Open Source Learning Resources for French and Russian?

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Today is Norway's Constitution Day

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News When did Canada become fully independent?

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News Books on stock trading mechanics, backtesting, and risk metrics

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Art Atlantis' Existence and Place On Earth

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Lingusitics How is Polish 'ch' pronounced at the end of a word?

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What is the significance of the last WWI combat veteran passing away?

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Lingusitics Can I say I speak 5 Languages technically

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Cat's in the Cradle - Lyric Analysis and Meaning

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Lingusitics Are thoughts necessary for language?

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News Journalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros killed in Libya

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News Howard Zinn's criticisms of the American revolutionary war

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Writing numerals in the U.S. How do *you* do it?

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Familiarity with the Greek alphabet

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Animal Crackers if you need a laugh, dry humor

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The least qualified US President.

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Is It Pronounced Jesus or Jesuses for the Plural Form?

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Lingusitics Question on learning a second language

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News Planning a US road trip to visit landmarks and Physics Forums members

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News The Way Out West (summer road trip blog)

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Lingusitics Philosophy of Language and Linguistics

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News Elizabeth Taylor obituary

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My Nay Performance: Improvising with the Reed Flute

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Words that you tend to misspel mispell misspell

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Lost City of Atlantis, may be found

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Why have perfect tenses in English?

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Marconi heard a transmission prior to transmitters invented?

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Lingusitics Would you like to learn every language in the world?

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Ancient (Lost) Civilization in Persian Gulf

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Dating a volcanic rock mortar and basalt pestle from a California cave

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The Battle of Los Angeles - *Audio of original news broadcast linked*

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Hard to learn enough Latin to be able to read scientific works?

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The Christmas Truce of World War I

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Last US WWI veteran dead, 110 years old.

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Why would Larry doubt the authenticity of a WWI soldier's letter?

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What Does the Spiral in a Sestina Mean?

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Is morse code still useful as a practical skill?

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News Cuba After Revolution: Recent Updates

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News Fox News geographic error about Egypt

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What Are Your Favorite Characteristics of Violin Music?

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Lingusitics Why Do Polish Verbs Use Cie and Ci Differently?

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What Role Did Chanting Play in the Rough Riders' Motivation for War?

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Is eye contact advice gender-dependent?

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Unleashing Creativity: The Impact of Word Processors on Modern Literature

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Does human society cycle through independence to aristocracy to rebellion?

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What happened to the mysterious piano in Biscayne Bay?

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Did imperial warfare primarily aim to seize agricultural resources?

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News Jack Lalanne obituary

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Art Why doesn't England have its own parliament like Scotland and Wales?

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Why did Britain lose the war over America's independence?

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Why did the warm civilizations decline?

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History Interesting talk on history by Furguson

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History What Are the Psychological Traits of History's Greatest Physicists?

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History Ancient Armenian Wine So Would You?

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The Influence of Greek Mythology on Roman Culture and Society

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History Could Changing a Key Historical Event Really Alter Our Present?

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Critique Request: Listen to "Rite of Ash" by Cory R

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Do you have a song that elicits very specific memories?

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How did kings and nobles come about?

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True Oldies radio - new to central Maine

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Otto Frisch's account of how nuclear fission was discovered

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