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Lingusitics Best way to relearn Italian after losing childhood fluency

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The Georgia 300 - Obama Inauguration Train Car

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Is Tan-ZANY-uh the Correct Pronunciation of Tanzania?

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FugTheDrummer jam band by 2.25

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Best punk bands ever

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What are some beginning and endings of emails

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What is the history of roads specifically designed for motor vehicles?

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Find Synonym for Background Info or Origin

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How Did Workhouses Support the Poor and Infirm in Communities?

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Is Used or Use Correct in This Sentence?

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Lingusitics Will English Run Out of Unique Letter Combinations?

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The Steepwater Band - Playing The Cubby Bear in Chicago 12/26

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Is The Vulcan Ear Split a Widely Recognized Tune?

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Roman empire and climate change

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Underrated Songs Because Of Its Popularity

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Why did nobody hear the gunshot that killed JFK?

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The techniques of accomodation : A viable thesis or not?

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Discovery of a Chachapoyas settlement in Peru's Amazon

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What are some of your all-time favorite albums?

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Japanese Megaliths: Man-Made or Nature-Made?

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Have You Seen Richard Feynman Playing the Bongos?

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Lingusitics Do Foreign Languages Really Sound Faster to Non-Speakers?

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Lingusitics Which accent of the English language is your favourite?

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Is Toronto worth visiting in winter?

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History Ancient Celtic Coin Cache Found in Netherlands

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Lingusitics Does Europe need a single language for political unity?

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The Oroville U-2 spy plane crash[es]

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History Respectful crowds at the McCain-Obama speeches

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How many gunfighters were actually accurate shooters in the Old West?

  • wolram
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History History of Body Binding: Biblical Times to Present

  • wolram
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Two hour SNL Presidential bash tonight

  • Ivan Seeking
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Could My Ancestors Have Asian Origins Based on Our Family Traits?

  • JPC
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What Jazz and Blues Tracks Feature a Unique Hollow Sound?

  • chaoseverlasting
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History Asteroid impact events in history/mythology

  • Unbeliever
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How Can I Translate a Puppy Adoption Sign into Spanish?

  • tribdog
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Good late-night radio shows like Delilah

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Brave Ordinary People Who Changed the World

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Where do I go to learn how to speak?

  • tribdog
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How to Learn Chinese in Just 5 Minutes?

  • Lisa!
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Spanish/English Science Dictionary

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Who is your daddy, and what does he do?

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Steve fossett and his airplane missing- the most likely scenario?

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Lingusitics What is the significance of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and its manuscripts?

  • wolram
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History What makes this the largest financial crisis in history?

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Lingusitics Obamamatopoeia - The English language, Obamafied.

  • Ivan Seeking
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Lingusitics Which new language should i learn?

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History The Evolution of Chickens: From Dinosaurs to Dinner Tables

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Uh, Harvard is a good uh school, right?

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History Dassett Hills Church and its Knights Templar connections

  • wolram
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Where did the copper and tin come from?

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Biking 700 km through historic towns in southeast Poland

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Steven Hawking Rap - Contribute a Verse!

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Richard Wright from Pink Floyd passed away

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Lingusitics Is Language Necessary for Thought?

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Is this sentence grammatically correct?

  • Herbststurm
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Funny Video: 'Crazy Frog in the House' - Check it Out!

  • Doc Al
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How do you paraphrase first-person writing?

  • Kabloom
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Who really invented Liquid Paper?

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History What Will the Large Hadron Collider Uncover Next?

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Lingusitics Do Cultural Differences Shape Gesture Interpretation in Nonverbal Communication?

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Is it safe to recycle lead pipes into fishing sinkers?

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Easter-like/Light Color Opposite of Bold Color

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My favorite lyricist is Isaac Brock

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What Are the Strangest and Most Humorous Song Lyrics?

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What is the correct pronunciation of the Thai dish, phad thai?

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History Did London's founders come from Troy?

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1. What year did 200 priests die in Chester.

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Lingusitics Is Language Extinction Truly a Crisis?

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Who was the best cavalry leader of the American Civil War?

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Eric Clapton tribute to Robert Johnson tonight at 10pm

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Wall Arch collapsed at Arches National Park

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How did Ted Kaczynski get away with it?

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News Who was Dr. Victor A. Madsen and why was his memorial service so special?

  • Integral
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What Ancient tribe did King Arthur belong to?

  • stickythighs
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Aleksander Solzhenitsyn Dies at 89

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Can ancient stone mechanisms still function after centuries?

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Lingusitics Which Foreign Language Best Complements an Economics Major?

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History What was the greatest date in world history?

  • Loren Booda
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Oregon State Graduates Japanese Americans After 60 Years

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What was Robert Oppenheimer's Connection to a WWII Mechanic?

  • Integral
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Who is the mysterious singer in the viral video taking over the internet?

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What is Historically Inaccurate About Enrico Fermi's Famous Photo?

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What's the Buzz About Paul McCartney's Free Concert in Quebec City?

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Wikipedia is the differences in spelling

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History The history of science as represented by people's name

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Who would you most want to see perform live?

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News Natural Gas cost by winter to triple?

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What performance moved you to tears?

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Ancient civilization at Lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan

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What is the history of fish-slapping in Gaulish culture?

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News Redwood Trip Photos - Just Got Back From Camping National Park

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What big concerts have you been to?

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Remembering Bill Guthman & Frank Sellers: A Tribute

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Gender neutral third person pronoun

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Translation of Japanese lyrics to English

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Is There an Alternative to "In Terms of"?

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Nine Million Bicycles: Compare Versions of Katie Melua's Song

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What Music Are You Streaming While Browsing?

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Who was the first black US president?

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