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Why the English Adopted the Latin Alphabet
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Greatest scientists who never won a nobel prize
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About ancient ruins- missing blocks and stone?
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How many words-per-minute do you read? Online test.
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IPA choosing correct pronunciations of words
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That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.
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Music Can You Write a Festive Song Without Mentioning Christmas?
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Music Who Is the Most Talented Musician in Contemporary Times?
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Music My view on arts, music and aesthetics in general
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History Warriors and Lock N Load on History Channel
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Improve Writing on Whiteboard: Tips & Tricks
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Music Does Classical Music Enhance Brain Function?
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How were the Egyptian Pyramids Built?
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Was the French Revolution preventable?
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Soviet female fighter pilots of the Second World War
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How Were Galileo's Lost Fingers Finally Discovered?
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How you were accepted into college during the preindustrial era
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Should Bill Wilson have won the Nobel Peace Prize?
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Lingusitics Learning to comprehend a foreign language.
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Can you help me make rho and p look distinct in my handwriting?
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Trivial question about correct English grammar
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Possible cult ritual site of early Viking kings discovered
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News How Did Ted Kennedy's Legacy Endure Despite Controversies?
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Was the Battle of Agincourt as One-Sided as History Claims?
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When the Mona Lisa was stolen from the louvre museum in paris in 1911
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Music Guys next to my room just keep turning the music with loud bass
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History History Channel' Universe Series - What went wrong?
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Explanation for the Depopulation of the native americans
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Mam Talent II: Ignoring the Critics
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Lingusitics How Can I Translate Thai Fridge Specs to English?
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The jousting accident that turned Henry VIII into a tyrant
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Who were the first humans in Native American creation myth?
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Who Really Coined the Quote on Time's Necessity?
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Did I Have to Fight My Way into the Induction Center 40 Years Ago Today?
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Art Can We Make History and Dance Together on October 25th?
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Which Country Tops the 2019 Human Development Report Ranking by UNDP?
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Lingusitics Why Do Some Words Have Different Meanings in Everyday Language and Science?
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The best online English dictionary?
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Native Americans: Origins and Accuracy
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Can the Roman Empire and the United States be compared through literature?
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Who Was the Last Castrato Singer in the Sistine Chapel?
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What is the value of my 1898 copy of Advanced Arithmetic by Wentworth?
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History Is my contribution to the philosophy forum valued?
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40 years since the first moon landing
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