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Can toilet paper be used for crafting and creating?
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Can There Be a True Theory of Everything?
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What do you think of psychologists?
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Questions on Light - Is it Even Possible?
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Can You Solve This Unique Digit Puzzle to Reach 975?
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News Is the US in Support of the International Criminal Court? Seeking a Citation
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News So what exactly was discussed during the House of Reps secret session?
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Can Academic Stress Lead to Serious Mental Health Crises?
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How do metaphors shape our understanding of reality?
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Ancient Mechanisms: Fact or Fiction?
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Artifacts Have Replaced Tigers and Bears
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Fish Pedicures: A Unique Spa Experience
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How long have fans been waiting for the Tron 2 preview?
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Late Bloomers: Math & Physics Success Stories
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Is nonconformity a sign of immaturity?
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Balancing Time and Efficiency: My Struggle
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What a day should I go blow all my money in lottery tickets?
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Did you attend Da Vinci Days Tsu? And OmCheeto, did we cross paths?
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First Apartment (seeking advice, long)
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Modern Flywheels: Energy Storage at 90000 RPM
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News Iraq PM cripples McCain's campaign
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News Justice Dept politicized hiring process
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Heights and weights of professional athletes
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Will we ever truly learn from our mistakes as a society?
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News Can Wealthy Politicians Truly Represent Ordinary People?
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In your own personal life, how often do you use this equation?
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What Pointless Experiments Have You Tried in Your Life?
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News Feasibility of Nuclear Energy with Recycling (Pu) as Energy Solution in US
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Time Travel: No worry about paradoxes
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Jumped off a 50 foot cliff today. i have a broken disc too.
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What would happen if we could use 100% of our brain?
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The Question of Global Warming - Freeman Dyson
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A certain hallway contains a row of lockers numbered from 1 to 30.
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Is There a Section for Submitting Alternative Theory Papers on Physics Forums?
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Have You Tried the New Rating Feature on PF Version?
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Is Randomness Just a Misinterpretation of Complexity?
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Why isn't spamming illegal globally?
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Saving Grace TV Series: A Holly Hunter Show
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Deciphering Insane Text Messages: Can PF Help?
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New Job: Moving Up & Teaching While Still Doing Research
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Autistic scientists and mathematicians?
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Big Bang: Is Determinism Possible Beyond It?
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Why are women not interested in problem solving?
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Who is the mysterious singer in the viral video taking over the internet?
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How Did Randy Pausch Inspire in His Last Lecture at Carnegie Mellon?
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