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If you could change a single historical event
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Strange Conversations: Diagnosing Car Issues
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Philosophical Nothingness Argument - Jim Holt
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Should I park my car with wheels straightened ?
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What's the Meaning Behind the Fish Post on this Forum?
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Can You File a Tax Return for a Previous Year with an Old W-2?
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News Delhi gang-rape victim dies in hospital in Singapore
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Photo Contest - Plants (1/12 - 1/18)
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Investigating an Annoying Hum at Home
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How Can I Stay Engaged Discreetly During Church Services?
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Welcome to Tenshou: Maths, Botany, Photography & More
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Is It Better to Fold or Roll Clothes in Your Luggage?
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King of the Nerds exploitative or genuine?
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Unsolved Mystery: Boy Found Dead in Locked Room with Rope Tied Around Neck
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Challenging Stereotypes: The Struggle of Dating for Intellectuals
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News The ATF and their role in gun control
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Are Fujifilm Disposable Cameras Good for Resolution and Color Quality?
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What's the difference between an analogy and a metaphor?
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Anti Science friends and trying to enlighten them. (possibly funny)
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What does Shakespeare mean in plain english
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Welcome! Third Year Physics Student Here.
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Can I invent my own version of mathematics?
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News Progress in Afghanistan: International Support, Articulated Plan?
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Can You Thrive Without Facebook or Other Social Networks?
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News How will the looming fiscal cliff impact the US economy and job market?
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MHB Doctor, Doctor Jokes: Tom Jones Syndrome
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Things People Learn Wrong in School?
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What Are the Numbers on the Christmas Hats?
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Why aren't there famous chemists/mathematicians in the public?
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What types of birds over-winter where you live?
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This is Not the Petition you are Looking For
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Zombie epidemiologist models bieber fever
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News Should David Gregory be Prosecuted
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What is the theme for this week's photo contest?
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Is Photographic Memory a Myth? Take the Test and Find Out!
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Realistic Combat Strategies in Film
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Why Are the Feynman Lectures so Good?
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Take the Narcissistic Quiz & Check Your Score!
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MHB For viewers of "The Big Bang Theory"....
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Started an experiment , triboluminescence
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Appeal for the realization of an astronomic observatory on the moon
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Are American College Students Overestimating Their Abilities?
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Can I Connect a Garden Hose to a Round Bath Tube Spike?
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Is Chocolate Addiction Real and Why Does It Cause Facial Acne?
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James' giant peach would actually need 2,425,907 seagulls
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How Can You Capture the Essence of the Number 50 in a Photo?
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Are your parents as technologically clueless as mine?
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Dark matter island in the Pacific?
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Applying math to real world problems
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Can You Beat the Most Difficult IQ Test Online?
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Macro Imaging Setup: Homage to "Powers of 10" Movie
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News Elizabeth Warren elected, a crushing defeat for big banks?
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Is Today the Chi Meson's Birthday?
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Is SEC Football More Important Than Academics?
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Interesting finance book review: A Call for Judgment
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Has anyone bought an Extreme Power Saver?
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MHB What Are the Latest Must-Try Beers? (Round II)
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Building a Screen Porch with Alaskan Yellow Cedar Posts?
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Can You Spot the Mistake in this Math Equation? Thank You!
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Fresh Water Generation/Desalinization Machine? Any Ideas?
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My Heartfelt Thanks to You All at PF
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How Did Early Navigators Use Time to Determine Their Location?
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Most athletic man i have ever seen
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Horrible TV Marathons: Honey Boo Boo, Storage Wars, Swamp People & More
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Can Mental Illness and Antidepressants Affect Success in Higher Level Math?
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Salmon Burgers: Delicious, Nutritious & Fast!
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Should third world universities be considered worker's factories?
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News Malala Yousafzai: A Brave Voice for Equality
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What Makes the New Year So Special?
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Solving 6/(2[1+2]), 3(3)=1 Confusion
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Any More Sexy Song Recommendations for My Playlist?
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What are your hobbies? (Include pictures please)
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Can a Social Platform Transform How We Learn Mathematics and Sciences?
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What is the Meaning of Our Existence?
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Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holidays .
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At how much of a disadvantage with women is a 5'8 guy?
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Can capitalism survive without constant growth?
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News The new leader of China, Xi Jinping
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Can You Continue the Username Chain Game?
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6÷2(2+1), and the shocking errors that people make.
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Who is the Best Living Physicist?
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Landscape changes Google Maps can be scary and comforting at the same time
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News FEinstein: Assault Weapons Ban Bill
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What is the ultimate truth about the universe?
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News When will China overtake the U.S, economically?
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Is it Better to Take the Lump Sum or Annuity if You Win the Lottery?
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News Lawyer: $100M school shooting lawsuit for 6 year old
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News Politics of Scale: US Republic Unmanageable at Large Scale
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But I'm sure Speed and velocity are the same thing
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Monkey Game: The Contradiction of Free Will
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Photo Contest - Christmas Customs and Traditions (12/22-12/28)
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Unfortunate Website Addresses?
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The depth at which physics was discovered
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Blackbody Field Conditioner (Audiophile Gear)
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Is Preferring Theory Over Practical Application in Science Acceptable?
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