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News Archaeologists discover world’s oldest wooden structure

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Art What makes Japan's synchronized dance culture so astonishing?

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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?

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Why do we feel the need to type in all caps for acronyms?

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Meaning of "selling war surplus groceries" in historical text

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Bernie Marsden 07.05.1951- 24.08.2023

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What is the legal significance of using multiple synonyms in a legal sentence?

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History Recent history of measurement of 1 kg and other units

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Relief of Complex Gamma Fcn — was this hand drawn?

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Recommended Books for the Inquisitive or for the fun of it

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W. Jason Morgan, First Plate Tectonist, Dies at 87

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300 Silver Coins of Danish, Arab and Germanic origin found

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History Antequera - Ancient stone monument in Spain

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Randy Meisner, Eagles Founding Member, Dead at 76

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Lingusitics New Hybrid Model for the Origin of Indo-European Languages

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Olivia Newton John: Travolta's Love Interest & Tragic Passing

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How Did Sinéad O'Connor's Voice Capture Both Anger and Beauty?

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Excellence On Obscure Instruments

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What were Tony Bennett's accomplishments as a legendary singer and artist?

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So, anyone up for a game of quantum chess?

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In the definition of "look on", what does it mean by "stated way"?

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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

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Your thoughts on the Lord of the Rings series

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Is there a word for this? The means become the end...

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What does the phrase "Mined to the ground" mean?

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Welcome to try my digital designs

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Is Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon Still Relevant After 50 Years?

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Major or minor -- Which do you find more pleasing?

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With ChatGPT, is the college essay dead?

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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)

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The Hacker Max Butler charges (several questions)

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News 3,000+ year old sword found in Bavaria, Germany

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Napolean's disaster and European chaos (1808-1814)

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R.I.P. Tina - A Tribute to a Beloved Friend

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History Where did ancient civilizations get their supply of iron?

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Question: What % of white Americans have colonial roots?

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Iron Maiden's "To Tame a Land" question

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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?

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Where Did Andrew Jackson Really Come From?

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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?

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Playing Video Games in a Language You Don't Understand

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How Did David Crosby's Unique Voice Blend with CSN's Harmony?

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Did the Mayans Use Chocolate as Currency?

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Biography of Marie Curie as Graphic Novel

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RIP Keith Reid, Procol Harum lyricist

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Do English Unstress Syllables Use Creaky-Voiced Sounds for Lower Pitch?

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Dardistan, one of the world’s most multilingual places

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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

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History Were Rahu and Ketu considered true planets in ancient times?

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Poll: Database Mini Project of an Ancient Civilization -- Which One to Choose?

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RIP Wayne Shorter: Jazz Great Passes at 89

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Which key or scale? Dm, Gmaj, Cmaj, (maybe with B-flat-maj)

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The Scientist as Hero - or not

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When to hyphenate and when not to hyphenate?

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Translation software use in threads

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Lingusitics Did people in antiquity comment on word similarities across languages?

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Clothes designed to trick facial recognition software

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About the pointwise or distributed form of matter

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Ballet Performance | Ravel's Bolero

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Lingusitics What is the Easiest Spoken Language to Learn?

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English is not normal, says John McWhorter

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Art Can Mixing Different Styles of Dance and Music Create a Perfect Blend?

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What Was Clockwise Called Before Clocks Existed?

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Improve English Speaking: Blending Sounds

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Contractions in English: Adj + Noun

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Norway archaeologists find 'world's oldest runestone'

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Origin of Annona: Etymology & Sanskrit Meaning

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RIP Lucile Randon, world's oldest person, has died at age 118 years

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I remember some recent year events earlier than it is now written

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RIP Jeff Beck (78), virtuoso rock guitarist

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RIP Pelé (82) - Edson Arantes do Nascimento

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History Modern history of diesel-electric and electric locomotives

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I want to understand Wagner's Parsifal

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Sound Varieties: Rules for Varying Ranges

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Looking for a good grammar checker

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How does the glottis affect stress and unstress sounds in English?

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Tera and Tyra: Similar Marvels or Different Monsters?

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How to Make Voice and Voiceless Sounds

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Is Lisha Sebastian the Next Big Singer-Songwriter?

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RIP Christine McVie, co-lead singer of Fleetwood Mac

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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?

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Medieval manuscripts discovered in church in Mediaș, Romania

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What Does the Russian Word Poshlost Really Mean?

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3D model I created of the largest steam locomotive ever built

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Where did Lincoln give his Gettysburg Address from?

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Rare gold coin from 1420s discovered in Newfoundland, Canada

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History History Channel - Recovery of part of Space Shuttle Challenger

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Consonants in English: Pronunciation Differences

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Who Was the Legendary Great Ball of Fire in Rock and Roll History?

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"A little consideration will show that...."

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Long-lost star catalogue of the astronomer Hipparchus

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