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News Archaeologists discover world’s oldest wooden structure
- DennisN
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Art What makes Japan's synchronized dance culture so astonishing?
- Hornbein
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Amazing 19th Century Ice Ejection During Northwest Passage Sail
- Hornbein
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Is This the Most Significant Gold Discovery in Norway's History?
- pinball1970
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Why do we feel the need to type in all caps for acronyms?
- DaveC426913
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Meaning of "selling war surplus groceries" in historical text
- askingquestion
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Bernie Marsden 07.05.1951- 24.08.2023
- pinball1970
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What is the legal significance of using multiple synonyms in a legal sentence?
- Swamp Thing
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History Recent history of measurement of 1 kg and other units
- Astronuc
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Relief of Complex Gamma Fcn — was this hand drawn?
- benorin
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Recommended Books for the Inquisitive or for the fun of it
- gleem
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W. Jason Morgan, First Plate Tectonist, Dies at 87
- BillTre
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300 Silver Coins of Danish, Arab and Germanic origin found
- Astronuc
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History Antequera - Ancient stone monument in Spain
- Astronuc
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Randy Meisner, Eagles Founding Member, Dead at 76
- pinball1970
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Lingusitics New Hybrid Model for the Origin of Indo-European Languages
- BillTre
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Olivia Newton John: Travolta's Love Interest & Tragic Passing
- Ivan Seeking
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How Did Sinéad O'Connor's Voice Capture Both Anger and Beauty?
- pinball1970
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Excellence On Obscure Instruments
- Hornbein
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What were Tony Bennett's accomplishments as a legendary singer and artist?
- Astronuc
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So, anyone up for a game of quantum chess?
- sbrothy
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In the definition of "look on", what does it mean by "stated way"?
- askingquestion
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How do I learn 14 rock numbers (drums) in two weeks?
- pinball1970
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Searching for the Word for 100,000,000: Googleplex & Beyond
- Hornbein
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Your thoughts on the Lord of the Rings series
- pinball1970
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Is there a word for this? The means become the end...
- Algr
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What does the phrase "Mined to the ground" mean?
- askingquestion
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Welcome to try my digital designs
- Photonico
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Is Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon Still Relevant After 50 Years?
- Astronuc
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Major or minor -- Which do you find more pleasing?
- Jodo
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With ChatGPT, is the college essay dead?
- jtbell
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History What was Daniel Ellsberg's impact on American history?
- Astronuc
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What is the meaning of the word Avoke? (English meaning)
- askingquestion
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The Hacker Max Butler charges (several questions)
- askingquestion
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News 3,000+ year old sword found in Bavaria, Germany
- DennisN
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Napolean's disaster and European chaos (1808-1814)
- Astronuc
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R.I.P. Tina - A Tribute to a Beloved Friend
- fresh_42
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History Where did ancient civilizations get their supply of iron?
- Hornbein
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Question: What % of white Americans have colonial roots?
- StatGuy2000
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Iron Maiden's "To Tame a Land" question
- bryantcl
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Why is Gordon Lightfoot's passing in 2023 mourned by fans worldwide?
- pinball1970
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Is Galileo's Famous Quote About Heaven Lost in Translation?
- KingGambit
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Where Did Andrew Jackson Really Come From?
- jtbell
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RIP Ahmad Jamal (92), cool jazz pianist/keyboardist
- Astronuc
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Tusi discovering laws of planetary motion before Kepler?
- FortranMan
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Playing Video Games in a Language You Don't Understand
- bagasme
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How Did David Crosby's Unique Voice Blend with CSN's Harmony?
- phinds
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Did the Mayans Use Chocolate as Currency?
- BillTre
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Biography of Marie Curie as Graphic Novel
- sbrothy
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RIP Keith Reid, Procol Harum lyricist
- gmax137
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Do English Unstress Syllables Use Creaky-Voiced Sounds for Lower Pitch?
- fxdung
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Dardistan, one of the world’s most multilingual places
- Astronuc
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Dick Fosbury who invented the Fosbury Flop has died at 76
- BillTre
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News Berija's victims to be made public by 2028?
- sbrothy
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The Big Lebowski: 25 Years of Cult Classic Hits
- BillTre
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History Were Rahu and Ketu considered true planets in ancient times?
- Ad VanderVen
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Poll: Database Mini Project of an Ancient Civilization -- Which One to Choose?
- fireflies
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RIP Wayne Shorter: Jazz Great Passes at 89
- BWV
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Which key or scale? Dm, Gmaj, Cmaj, (maybe with B-flat-maj)
- symbolipoint
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The Scientist as Hero - or not
- epenguin
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When to hyphenate and when not to hyphenate?
- DaveC426913
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Translation software use in threads
- Frabjous
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Lingusitics Did people in antiquity comment on word similarities across languages?
- Swamp Thing
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Clothes designed to trick facial recognition software
- sbrothy
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About the pointwise or distributed form of matter
- Omega0
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Ballet Performance | Ravel's Bolero
- Tom.G
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Lingusitics What is the Easiest Spoken Language to Learn?
- Hornbein
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English is not normal, says John McWhorter
- Astronuc
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Art Can Mixing Different Styles of Dance and Music Create a Perfect Blend?
- Hornbein
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What Was Clockwise Called Before Clocks Existed?
- Hornbein
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Improve English Speaking: Blending Sounds
- fxdung
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Contractions in English: Adj + Noun
- fxdung
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Norway archaeologists find 'world's oldest runestone'
- Astronuc
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Origin of Annona: Etymology & Sanskrit Meaning
- Swamp Thing
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RIP Lucile Randon, world's oldest person, has died at age 118 years
- Astronuc
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RIP Jeff Beck (78), virtuoso rock guitarist
- Astronuc
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RIP Pelé (82) - Edson Arantes do Nascimento
- Astronuc
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Is the pronunciation of 'where' in English commonly heard as 'w+schwa'?
- fxdung
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History Modern history of diesel-electric and electric locomotives
- Astronuc
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I want to understand Wagner's Parsifal
- Hall
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Sound Varieties: Rules for Varying Ranges
- fxdung
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Looking for a good grammar checker
- topsquark
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How does the glottis affect stress and unstress sounds in English?
- fxdung
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Tera and Tyra: Similar Marvels or Different Monsters?
- Orthoceras
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How to Make Voice and Voiceless Sounds
- fxdung
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Is Lisha Sebastian the Next Big Singer-Songwriter?
- jobyts
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RIP Christine McVie, co-lead singer of Fleetwood Mac
- Astronuc
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Who was Sponsian? Roman Emperor?
- Astronuc
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Can anyone translate this German for application to University of Hamburg?
- Wrichik Basu
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Medieval manuscripts discovered in church in Mediaș, Romania
- Astronuc
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What Does the Russian Word Poshlost Really Mean?
- wrobel
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3D model I created of the largest steam locomotive ever built
- ElliotSmith
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Where did Lincoln give his Gettysburg Address from?
- BillTre
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Rare gold coin from 1420s discovered in Newfoundland, Canada
- Astronuc
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History History Channel - Recovery of part of Space Shuttle Challenger
- Astronuc
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Consonants in English: Pronunciation Differences
- fxdung
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Who Was the Legendary Great Ball of Fire in Rock and Roll History?
- phinds
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"A little consideration will show that...."
- Swamp Thing
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Long-lost star catalogue of the astronomer Hipparchus
- Astronuc
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