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Archeology: Mammoth engravings in Florida
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Population Estimates Over 2000 Years: My Questions
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The Origin of Nightline: 444 Days of America Held Hostage
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Why Do People Spell 'the' as 'teh'?
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US billionaire recluse dead, aged 104 years
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History History repeats itself examples; any ideas? ( )
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Why did conventional historians blame Germany for the breakout of the WW1?
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Lingusitics Where to Find Quality Open Source Learning Resources for French and Russian?
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Today is Norway's Constitution Day
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News When did Canada become fully independent?
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Art Atlantis' Existence and Place On Earth
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Lingusitics Polish Language: Pronunciation of "Ch" Explained"
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Music What You Love to Hate: Music & Other Annoying Things
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What is the significance of the last WWI combat veteran passing away?
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Lingusitics Can I say I speak 5 Languages technically
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Arrowhead Hunting & Moral Dilemma: Should It Be Preserved?
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Lingusitics Are thoughts necessary for language?
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News RIP Tim Hetherington & Chris Hondros
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News Howard Zinn's Criticisms of Revolutionary & Other Wars
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Writing numerals in the U.S. How do *you* do it?
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Familiarity with the Greek alphabet
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The least qualified US President.
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Is It Pronounced Jesus or Jesuses for the Plural Form?
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Music What Should I Listen to After Mozart's Symphony #40?
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Music Psychedelic Music: What Did You Listen To?
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Lingusitics Question on learning a second language
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Lingusitics Philosophy of Language and Linguistics
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Words that you tend to misspel mispell misspell
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Music Musical prodigy, level not seen in 200yrs
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Lost City of Atlantis, may be found
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Why have perfect tenses in English?
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Marconi heard a transmission prior to transmitters invented?
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Lingusitics Would you like to learn every language in the world?
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Ancient (Lost) Civilization in Persian Gulf
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Help with old stone mortar and pestle
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The Battle of Los Angeles - *Audio of original news broadcast linked*
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Hard to learn enough Latin to be able to read scientific works?
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The Christmas Truce of World War I
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Last US WWI veteran dead, 110 years old.
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Letter from WWI: Larry Doubts its Authenticity
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Music Music vs Science Poll: Vote Your Favorites!
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What Does the Spiral in a Sestina Mean?
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Morse Code: Practical Uses & Benefits?
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News Cuba After Revolution: Recent Updates
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News Where is Egypt? Geography & Location
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Lingusitics Why Do Polish Verbs Use Cie and Ci Differently?
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What Role Did Chanting Play in the Rough Riders' Motivation for War?
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Music Can Classical Music Improve Concentration in Studying?
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Music Musical Scales with Consonance
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Music Why Do Young People Dislike Country Music Despite Its Quality?
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Question about sticky eyes (communication)
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Unleashing Creativity: The Impact of Word Processors on Modern Literature
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War and agriculture: historical relationship
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Art What is England? A Part of the UK & Its Sovereigns
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Why did Britain lose the war over America's independence?
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Why did the warm civilizations decline?
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History Interesting talk on history by Furguson
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History What Are the Psychological Traits of History's Greatest Physicists?
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How Do Historical Sites Become Mysteries Despite Continuous Habitation?
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History Ancient Armenian Wine So Would You?
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The Influence of Greek Mythology on Roman Culture and Society
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History Could Changing a Key Historical Event Really Alter Our Present?
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How did kings and nobles come about?
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Who Discovered Nuclear Fission in 1957?
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Who Were Albert Einstein's PhD Students?
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History History of Weekdays: Anglo-Saxon Version
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Lingusitics How Did Language Evolve from Gestures to Complex Communication?
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Reversing Babbleonian Knonsense: A Global Challenge
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Any particular word(s), phrase(s), etc. you particularly despise?
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What writing instruments do you use?
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Alan Turing and his homosexuality
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Lingusitics Are Natural and Mathematical Languages the Only Primary Forms of Communication?
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Did Nixon Die Alone and Unhappy?
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Do they have translators on airports?
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Is Pluto Really Not a Planet Anymore?
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History GPD, GDP per capita, India's economic history
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How do you pronounce RS 232 in aviation?
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What's the state of the railroad where you live?
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What is the lasting impact of the Chernobyl disaster 25 years later?
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News Inderjit Khurana: A Lifelong Contribution to Education & Community
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Which English Dialect is Better for Physics and Travel: American or British?
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Music Best background music for reading physics
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What are the longest symmetrical words that can be flipped like a mirror?
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Ancient international decapitations week?
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News A Trip Down Market Street [San Francisco], 1906
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History This day in history - The Battle of Trafalgar
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News Business and government 100 years ago
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