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Weird rhythm in this instrumental piece
- DaveC426913
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It gets worse the longer I look at it
- DaveC426913
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Origin of Indo-Europeans Found -- Lower Volga
- Hornbein
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How did ‘concern’ semantically shift to mean ‘commercial enterprise' ?
- scherz0
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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
- cianfa72
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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
- symbolipoint
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How did ascrībō ('write') shift to mean figuratively 'impute'?
- 12john
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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
- Freyja
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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
- Hornbein
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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
- gleem
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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)
- LZ-129
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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
- Hornbein
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History Did Linus Pauling Inspire Linus Peanuts?
- Hornbein
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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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Tell us about left-right hand coordination when playing musical instruments, especially for Piano
- symbolipoint
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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
- Pythagorean
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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
- Pythagorean
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R.I.P Duane Eddy (Rebel Rouser)
- phinds
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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?
- pinball1970
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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?
- Hornbein
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Favorite Electric Guitar Rock Solos
- Hornbein
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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)
- DennisN
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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
- Hornbein
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Is Lovebites the Ultimate Form of Entertainment?
- Hornbein
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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'?
- Hornbein
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Sir Bobby Charlton dies at 86
- pinball1970
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