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Music Guilty Pleasures: Admit to music you'd be made fun of for listening to!
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Everett and Gell-Mann at the notable Massagon(?) meeting
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Music Is Modern Music Deteriorating or Evolving?
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Mini road trip: Heritage USA (what's left of it)
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Color Division Multiple Access (CDMA) ?
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Did the Nobel Prize Ever Reward Controversial Achievements?
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What is the International Standard for Quantifying Funk?
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Who is Sigrid and Why is She the Next Big Thing in Music?
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Who is Burt Bacharach and why are his songs timeless?
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Music What is Sheena Ringo's Hi Izuru Tokoro and its Impact on Modern Music?
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R.I.P. Annie Nightingale (1 April 1940 – 11 January 2024)
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Music Does Music Improve Concentration During Study Sessions?
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Airport signs - forbidden: "White Weapons"
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Byzantium and Justinian I (527 - 565 CE)
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Tea for the Tillerman 2020 remake -- thoughts?
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Toyota Commemorative museum in Nagoya
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Alphabetic Design Elements - or: I've had too much coffee!
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Cleveland, Terminal Tower (Tower City) and Van Swerigen Brothers
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R.I.P. Denny Lane 29.10.44 – 5.12.23
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Art Chladni-like art from the 19th Century
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RIP Shane McGowan of the Pogues 1957-2023
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Art O Brother, Where Art Thou? film analysis
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Grace Jones Sings Opera w. Pavarotti
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Is Lovebites the Ultimate Form of Entertainment?
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The Origin of Me and Bobby McGee
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Interesting article about the Nobel Prize "Rule of Three"
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What is the origin of the phrase 'cannot be overstated'?
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Controversial: Harald Schumacher's Assault on Patrick Battiston in 1982
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History British Isles - a piece of visual history
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Did Anahita's parents practice Zoroastrianism or Armenian Christianity?
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What are your favorite cover bands?
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History Why Did Ancient Greeks Excel in Sculpture but Not in 2D Perspective Art?
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Why was "No 1 (Royal Red and Blue)" able to sell for $75 million?
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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
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Music Music Single Release - 'Life Before Death'
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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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Music Some music pieces same/similar from the same artist
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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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Music Fusion of Western musical 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?
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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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Music Music I Can't Tolerate: Pet Peeves Revealed
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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?
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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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Music What are your favorite Musicals?
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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?
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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
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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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Music RIP Terry Hall: Remembering the Specials' Impact on British Music
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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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Music How Can Quantum Entanglement Be Explained Through Metal Music?
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Dick Fosbury who invented the Fosbury Flop has died at 76
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News Berija's victims to be made public by 2028?
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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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