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What is the Most Powerful Film Score of All Time?
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Little faith in the construct of marriage?
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New to this site, could use some advise.
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How to refrain from my inherent personality?
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Do your grandparents give off a smell ?
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Why do I now have 618 posts? 8128 is a perfect number of posts to have...
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Community Member's Belief in a God or Deity
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Are Bank Rates Improving or Still Disappointing?
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External Mind affecting Brain States
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Analyzing the Impact of Revolutions on Prosperity: A Scientific Approach
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I was browsing over my physics course work before going to bed,
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Make a Hologram: Materials, Pictures & 3D Objects
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Who's actions you approve from the most to least?
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Riddex Plus pest control device
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Is Firefly Getting a Second Season?
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Mathematics Spelling: Singular or Plural?
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Boost Your Social Media Presence with Our Silly Facebook Ad Teehee!
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Is Dante's Inferno Suitable for a High School Student?
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Helpful Feedback on an Angel or Burger Dilemma
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Academics has torn my only friends apart from me
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Is Rossi's Cold Fusion the Real Deal?
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News Osama Bin Laden killed by US in Pakistan
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Did Your Past Dreams Predict Your Present Life?
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What recent achievements has Evo Child made at her university?
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New Chinese Books for Girlfriend: The Good Earth & Lisa See
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Aka, Coriander leaves. How do they taste to you?
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The line between a safe and slow driver
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Questions About Physics: Perspectives from Macro & Quantum Levels
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Didn't Get Any Responses at Barksdale AFB Airshow
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How my 10 year old cousin learned of the speed of light
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Is a high school student allowed to submit his/her discovery to academia?
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Watch the Adders Fight Over Miss Fatty Brown in Norway!
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How to Say That? Dooly Noted - 65 Characters
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Any good reverse image search engine out there?
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Share Your Creative Works: Showcase & Critique!
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Even Hitler rants about Jackson EM book
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FDA - Facebook Displays of Affection
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Whiteboards vs. Blackboards: What's the Difference?
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Mystery Object: S-Shaped & Rotating
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What do (or did) you call your grandmother?
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What evolutionary purpose is appreciation of beauty?
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Is Darkness Really the Opposite of Light?
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Why Do Osama and Usama Have Different Spellings?
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Killing Osama morally justifiable?
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Is Einstein surname trademarked/copyrighted?
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Can Karma Be Exploited Through Our Actions and Intentions?
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Can You Truly Become the Best Physicist of All Time?
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Anyone know anything about Glass Polishing/Scratch removal?
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