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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?

  • Hornbein
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Use of word "they" when referring to a single person

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Traffic jam on the Ohio River! (1904)

  • DDTJRAC
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News An Astronomical Tribute to President Carter

  • jedishrfu
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RIP James (Jimmy ) Earl Carter Jr, 100, 39th President of US

  • Astronuc
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Most Influential Physics PhD Thesis?

  • Hornbein
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History History is fascinating stuff!

  • DDTJRAC
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Looking for a source in Kierkegaard

  • nomadreid
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Methods for phonetic spelling

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How did ascrībō ('write') shift to mean figuratively 'impute'?

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Musical resonance of a cylinder/tube with a hole in the center

  • Ben Boldt
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RIP Quincy Jones

  • nsaspook
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Art How Can Sci-Fi Space Art Illuminate Science and Technology?

  • MasterOgon
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History Who should have been the 4th laureate in the Nobel Prize in Physics?

  • pines-demon
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History Computer Revolution in 1983 Socialist Yugoslavia

  • jedishrfu
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History The Ancient Lights of London

  • Swamp Thing
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"Third-party" for email but who is which "person"?

  • symbolipoint
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RIP Kris Kristofferson (88), American musician, singer, songwriter, actor

  • Astronuc
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Lingusitics "In a couple of weeks' time"

  • Swamp Thing
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Lingusitics Translating Hindi from Roman script using Google Translate

  • Swamp Thing
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Johann Sebastian Bach and his legacy

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Are there any modern day futurism art strips?

  • Maximum7
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History History of Railroad Safety - Spotlight on current derailments

  • Astronuc
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RIP Thomas Stafford 1930-2024, NASA astronaut

  • pinball1970
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History When streets were lit by gas lights

  • DDTJRAC
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When Jeff Beck Toured With The Beach Boys

  • Hornbein
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Basques, some of the diaspora, how's and why's, more

  • symbolipoint
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Are Album Anniversaries Worth Celebrating?

  • TheVinylGuy
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Definition of Maoil

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History Purpose of the Roman bronze dodecahedrons: are you convinced?

  • Swamp Thing
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Why do I think (guitar) G-strings sound out-of-tune?

  • f95toli
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RIP Bernard Hill 1944-2024

  • pinball1970
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Song: Epiphany of the Physicist

  • KTLEO
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RIP Ruth Johnson Colvin (107), founded Literacy Volunteers of America

  • Astronuc
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Is "applausive" implied terminology?

  • sbrothy
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"Trolling" in New England

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Who Was Edward C. Stone?

  • DaveE
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RIP John Mayall (90), British Blues-Rock Multi-instrumentalist

  • Astronuc
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History Imperial War Museum London (And similar organisations globally)

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Did Archaeologists Find the Wall Spartacus Broke Through?

  • Frabjous
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Optimizing beer glass shapes to minimize heat transfer

  • sbrothy
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History A fascinating chart covering 4'000 years

  • DennisN
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Lingusitics Japanese Translation Issues with Google Translate

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History Did Linus Pauling Inspire Linus Peanuts?

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Indonesian cave painting of human-animal hybrids dated to 51,200 years ago

  • pinball1970
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Lingusitics Balinese alphabet as a poem

  • Hornbein
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Australia and its History - Tony Robinson Down Under

  • Astronuc
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Vile means wicked, not unpalatable

  • Hornbein
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Oxford Languages Gets It Wrong Again

  • Hornbein
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Gobekli Tepe under private sector management

  • Swamp Thing
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Was William Anders Killed in a Plane Crash?

  • pinball1970
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Cowbell parodies of Don't Fear the Reaper

  • BillTre
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Etymology of the word 'fart' in a handful of PIE languages

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What is the meaning of 'Hapless'?

  • Hornbein
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History Which ancient civilizations are you most interested in?

  • Greg Bernhardt
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How does academic transcripts translation work?

  • symbolipoint
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Etymology of a Curse Word

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R.I.P Duane Eddy (Rebel Rouser)

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Why Is Two-Tone Ska Rock Popular on Retro Radio?

  • Point Conception
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Great Rhythm Sections in the 21st Century

  • Hornbein
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RIP Daniel Dennett

  • gmax137
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Dickie Betts, one of the Allman Brothers founders, dead at 80

  • BillTre
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Wars of the Roses (Lancaster, Red Rose - York, White Rose), 1455-1487

  • Astronuc
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How authentic is the new Shogun series to Japanese culture and history?

  • BillTre
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How Did Eric Carmen Impact Music Before His Death in 2024?

  • pinball1970
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Did Steve Harley's Cover of Here Comes the Sun Grow on You Too?

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Origins of the Hungarians from genetics, linguistics and archaeology

  • Astronuc
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How Did Karl Wallinger Impact Music?

  • pinball1970
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How Do Tagalog Words Express Complex Emotions?

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Favorite Electric Guitar Rock Solos

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Everett and Gell-Mann at the notable Massagon(?) meeting

  • pines-demon
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Mini road trip: Heritage USA (what's left of it)

  • jtbell
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Color Division Multiple Access (CDMA) ?

  • Swamp Thing
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Did the Nobel Prize Ever Reward Controversial Achievements?

  • Frabjous
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What is the International Standard for Quantifying Funk?

  • Hornbein
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Best songs ever (new thread)

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Who is Burt Bacharach and why are his songs timeless?

  • pinball1970
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R.I.P. Annie Nightingale (1 April 1940 – 11 January 2024)

  • pinball1970
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Airport signs - forbidden: "White Weapons"

  • DaveC426913
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Byzantium and Justinian I (527 - 565 CE)

  • Astronuc
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Tea for the Tillerman 2020 remake -- thoughts?

  • strangerep
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Toyota Commemorative museum in Nagoya

  • Hornbein
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Alphabetic Design Elements - or: I've had too much coffee!

  • DaveC426913
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Cleveland, Terminal Tower (Tower City) and Van Swerigen Brothers

  • Astronuc
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R.I.P. Denny Lane 29.10.44 – 5.12.23

  • pinball1970
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Art Chladni-like art from the 19th Century

  • Swamp Thing
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RIP Shane McGowan of the Pogues 1957-2023

  • pinball1970
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Art O Brother, Where Art Thou? film analysis

  • BillTre
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Grace Jones Sings Opera w. Pavarotti

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Is Lovebites the Ultimate Form of Entertainment?

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RIP Rosalynn Carter, former first lady, wife of President Jimmy Carter

  • Astronuc
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The Origin of Me and Bobby McGee

  • BillTre
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Interesting article about the Nobel Prize "Rule of Three"

  • berkeman
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What is the origin of the phrase 'cannot be overstated'?

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Sir Bobby Charlton dies at 86

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