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Lingusitics For those who enjoy language (not Njorl)

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Was Kepler a Scientist? On May 15 of 1618

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Tag Heuer: How Do You Say 'Heuer'?

  • Saint
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Why Is Finding the Odd Word Out Challenging?

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Where have classic rockers split to?

  • Loren Booda
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News Script writers should check their writings

  • Monique
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Lingusitics Should the world have a single language?

  • wolram
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Lingusitics What language do you think in?

  • FZ+
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History At which point in history did the human start challenging authority?

  • Maryjfl
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What Does Que le den por el saco al obispo Mean?

  • zk4586
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News ABC News Confirms Warren Commission on JFK Assassination

  • Ivan Seeking
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Lingusitics How does learning a language differ from learning just any other information?

  • kyle_soule
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Share Your Favorite Rock Band/Artist

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Who is the greatest scientist of all time?

  • Dagenais
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Lidar reveals hidden Stonehenge carvings

  • Ivan Seeking
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UK vs GB vs England - What's the Difference?

  • Monique
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Why is it easier to express emotions in Russian than in English?

  • Monique
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What Are Your Most Misheard Song Lyrics?

  • Tsu
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What is Joe's faovorite band? And why

  • Greg Bernhardt
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UK's oldest cemetery identified: 10,000 years old

  • Ivan Seeking
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Can You Identify This 80s Band From Their Lyrics?

  • pmb
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For Atlantis, turn right at Cyprus

  • Ivan Seeking
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What does IIRC stand for?

  • Mentat
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History Interview with W. Sumner Davis: Christianity's History

  • rick1138
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Have you heard The Darkness?

  • Andy
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Can You Read This Jumbled Text?

  • quartodeciman
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How Did 9/11 Change Your Life?

  • Zantra
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Sound track of pirates of the caribbean

  • MathematicalPhysicist
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Lingusitics What does 'your mother wears army boots' mean?

  • FZ+
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News Was the Jessica Lynch rescue story accurate?

  • Adam
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News Who's Going to the White Stripes Concert in Milwaukee?

  • eNtRopY
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Which Grammar Rules Apply to These Phrases?

  • Saint
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Is the new Radiohead album worth the hype?

  • steppenwolf
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News Prescriptive Vs Descriptive and Morality

  • Dissident Dan
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News Was the atomic bombing of Japan really necessary?

  • Adam
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News How can strip tease woman run for Governor ?

  • Saint
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Does alcohol play a role in starting wars?

  • Ivan Seeking
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What was the original meaning of the word 'Myriad'?

  • Greg Bernhardt
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What Is the Deeper Meaning Behind Björk's Isobel?

  • eNtRopY
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Lingusitics Is foul language the New Normal ?

  • Mr. Robin Parsons
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Lingusitics Is mathematics prior to language ?

  • pace
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The Origins and Evolution of the Flushable Toilet

  • Dx
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The How Do You Pronounce thread

  • brum
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History If you could change one thing in history, what would it be?

  • Zantra
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Lingusitics Does language limit our worldview?

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Any Tool, or A Perfect Circle fans out here?

  • quantum
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Is Emo Music the New Grunge of the 21st Century?

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Why is REM one of the most underrated bands of the 90s?

  • eNtRopY
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News The Clinton administration warned Bush about Osama

  • Ivan Seeking
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Who else plays an instrument, and what's your favorite piece to play?

  • Mentat
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Bobby Fischer news from The Atlantic

  • Zantra
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How can I express myself more clearly in English?

  • STAii
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What is the Name of this Italian Opera-esque Song?

  • eNtRopY
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Lingusitics What is the Nature of Mathematics?

  • Mentat
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History How science progressed from Newton to Einstein and quantum mechanics

  • Royce
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Lingusitics Can Replying or Forwarding Reduce Chinese Language Spam Emails?

  • NEOclassic
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Spanish II student looking for practice partners

  • Astronomer107
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How Did Music by Metallica and Barney Influence POW Interrogations?

  • Dissident Dan
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Understanding Spanish Tenses: Examples of Pluperfect, Imperfect & More

  • Astronomer107
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Lingusitics What Does the 2nd Amendment Really Allow Regarding Gun Ownership?

  • GENIERE
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History History of LSD and its spider experiments?

  • hybrid
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Lingusitics The Voynich manuscript: what was it really?

  • Artman
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Can You Rap Like a Pro? Let's Hear Your Skills!

  • climbhi
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Best Band/songs You Have Heard of

  • The Grimmus
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What silly songs do you secretly love?

  • eNtRopY
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Did You Catch Sonic Youth on Tour Last Summer?

  • eNtRopY
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News Iraqis Rejoice Over Fall of Baghdad

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Who are the Super 400 and why are they compared to Zep and the Dead?

  • damgo
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Have you read 'The Guns of August' and is it worth reading?

  • climbhi
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News When did Saddam Hussien go crazy?

  • Zero
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What Would Be the Soundtrack of Your Life Movie?

  • eNtRopY
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What was the relationship between Sir Thomas More and Henry VIII?

  • Turtle
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Who Here Speaks German on PF?

  • Turtle
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Which Underrated Bands Deserve More Recognition?

  • damgo
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Lingusitics In your language a dog/cat says:

  • Monique
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The Kyoto Protocol: A Global Effort to Combat Climate Change

  • DE NERO
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History The Scientific History of Paradox

  • wuliheron
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