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Reason for people crossing their legs - a habit?
- wolram
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What Is Reality Not? - Philosophers' Perspectives
- oldman
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Mobil selling ethanol at $2.69 a gallon, but it's hidden from view
- LightbulbSun
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Calculate Your True Spending Power
- wolram
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What are your investment strategies and how are they doing?
- arunbg
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Is Losing Your Memory Equivalent to Dying?
- Werg22
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Econ: for comments: GE example with indivisible (dis)utility
- EnumaElish
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What does Brexit mean for the UK?
- hypatia
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A simple logical argument for extraterrestrial life?
- Dynamo2000
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Do You Engage with Your Neighbors?
- pitot-tube
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What does this brainteaser wordplay mean?
- bnorris10
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News Obama wins in Iowa
- Ivan Seeking
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Did Cyrus Love's Birthday Wishes Come True?
- Math Is Hard
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Is civilization hindering our evolution?
- quantum4577
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News Can the Government Quickly Solve the Recession Through Programs and Promises?
- EnumaElish
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News Chance of nuclear detonation in the US
- Ivan Seeking
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What Was the Best Video Game of 2007?
- Coin
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Thinking Game: Who Has the Better Thoughts?
- wolram
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News What were the top issues in the 2008 presidential election?
- Astronuc
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Crematorium uses burning bodies to heat guests
- fourier jr
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News Iranian speedboats threaten US ships.
- drankin
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News Nature Magazine assesses candidates on science
- D H
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News What are the real health plans of the presidential candidates?
- fourier jr
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Lodge Logic Dutch Oven: Cooking for One Made Simple!
- wolram
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Make a Movie in 15 Minutes: Ideas for a Competition
- heman
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Italian Trash Emergency: Mafia Role & Naples Protests
- wolram
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Real-life Superheroes: 10 People with Incredible Abilities
- Ivan Seeking
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Best TV show intros
- arildno
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Is Mackerel and Potato Roast the Ultimate Comfort Food?
- wolram
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Can a change of environment improve focus and productivity?
- AFG34
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News Illegal immigrants packing up and leaving Arizona
- Ivan Seeking
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Who ever said kids don't read enough these days?
- G01
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News How Does Vandana Shiva View the Impact of Globalization on Global Well-being?
- Ivan Seeking
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Warning about frying new potatoes in hot oil
- wolram
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What Are These Birds Doing in This Hypnotizing Video?
- glondor
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News Is Foreign Aid Effective in Promoting Long-Term Development?
- Economist
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How did a man hang himself in an empty room with nothing else in it?
- binzing
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Why is a straight line easier to draw fast than slow.
- pikapika!
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How much of science is faith based?
- Loren Booda
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Carl Sagan's "Contact": Read or Watch the Film for a Religion vs. Science Debate
- pitot-tube
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News Is it time to rethink our reliance on oil?
- slugcountry
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News Income Distribution: Labor Share Remains Constant, Inequality Increases
- EnumaElish
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News The BEAST's 50 Most Loathsome Americans of 2007
- fourier jr
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Is Down The Rabbit Hole Just an Extended Version of What The Bleep Do We Know?
- drewnlisa
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The psychology of labelling others as crackpots
- Meatbot
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How many bugs do we accidentally eat and live with every day?
- wolram
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Carl Sagan's Cosmos Returns Jan 8
- Moridin
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Pet Ownership Laws in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- NeoDevin
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News Who is Alan Keyes and what's his background?
- Greg Bernhardt
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Making a Meal Out of Peppers and Spices
- wolram
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News Is Huckabee proposing a 23% sales tax and abolishing income and payroll taxes?
- gravenewworld
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Who is your favourite sitcom character?
- jimmy p
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News Can New FOIA Penalties End Government Secrecy?
- Ivan Seeking
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Xkcd: Web Comics for Smart Masses
- D H
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Do you agree with my model of how we learn and form beliefs?
- jonourd
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Russian Hummer Owner Lets Activists "Egg My Ride
- fourier jr
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How would it feel if your brain ran at half it's current speed?
- Meatbot
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Inspiring Wok Dishes Featuring Beef, Lamb, or Pork
- wolram
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Why Did Russia Ban Santa Denial Ads?
- Moridin
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Libertarian Free Will and Moral Responsibility
- Moridin
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US even outsourcing MLK Jr statue
- fourier jr
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News Who is the real terrorist?imperialism
- hazim
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News UW Student Finds Free Exchange of Ideas Lacking
- t-money
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News Who else can not stand the liberal agenda?
- gravenewworld
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Is an Unwrapped Gift Still Treasured?
- wolram
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Abominable Snowmen: War on Lawn decorations
- Evo
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Scientists deserve funding despite their flaws
- wolram
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Is the Scientific Method Inherently Flawed?
- Sorry!
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Why is Pollack's art considered 'schizophrenic' compared to Kandinsky's?
- hypnagogue
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Pantone's 2008 color of the year announced in late 2007
- fourier jr
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What crazy stunts have these extreme athletes been up to?
- BobG
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Coral Castle: Was it Anything Special?
- KLE xy
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News Stop Washington lobbyists (read legalized corruption)
- jaap de vries
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Conjecture and dangling prospects
- Evo
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How much catnip would it take to render a cat unconscious?
- brewnog
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Why do dogs chase cats if both can be good pets?
- Care_Bear13
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Hoodies What do you think of the new look?
- wolram
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Should the American drinking age be repealed and violence accepted on TV?
- animalcroc
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News Ohio Voting Macines In The News Again
- edward
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Why do malls stay open during severe winter weather?
- LightbulbSun
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Soc. sci. thread with soc. sci. content
- EnumaElish
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News What is Life Like in a Socialist Society?
- Economist
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Saudi woman sentenced to jail and lashes for rape allegation
- Evo
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Why Did Thieves Cut Off the Wrong Leg?
- yenchin
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News Is the Middle Class Truly Disappearing?
- russ_watters
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News Who Deserves the Political Guru Award for Peace?
- gravenewworld
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News Can a New Democracies Organization Level the Playing Field in Globalization?
- Ivan Seeking
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Horific new weapon being used to soften up iran
- mgb_phys
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Why are most legendary artists men?
- tommyburgey
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No Title Needed: Avoid Funeral Fraud with AARP
- Danger
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Is Having Fun All the Time a Practical Philosophy?
- funcake
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Joe Namath Graduates: UA National Champion Receives Diploma
- Ivan Seeking
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News Flash: All-nighters may not improve grades
- K.J.Healey
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What separates you from an identical clone with your memories?
- adx24001
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Anne Mahlum's Homeless Running Club: Inspiring Change
- Ivan Seeking
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Forbidden LEGO: Building Unconventional Models
- robphy
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Why don't more people look up at the night sky?
- Holocene
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