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August 1
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- Political "strenght" of incumbent US presidents
- Royal accession of twins
- SEGxi?
- Jadoo Ghar
- US states changing capitals
- Astrology and new planets
- Question about buying/selling stock
- Reform Kibbutz and conservative kibbutz
August 2
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August 3
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- 70s or 80s made for tv debate forum
- Identifying science fiction novel
- Detroit bankrupty --> Chapter 9 bankruptcies in general - Can anybody here help?
- Are Americans allowed to eat their own food? Are raw foods available?
- User interface design and cultural differences
- narrative aorist - ancient greek
- Countries where Jews outnumber Muslims
- Titles Deprivation Act 1917
August 4
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- Ruhollah Khomeini's appointment of senior officials and laws on school principals
- Is Del Mar a part of San Diego
- Cousin marriages in Tonga
- Mandatory school enrollment ((please help))
- Publishing false information about companies other than for profit
- Average potty training age by country?
- Mesoamerica
- Finance
August 5
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- Crime victims
- Ed Freeman's wounds
- Name of video art at Philadelphia Museum of Art
- interconnection between airline and network
- Monetary Policy In Australia
- Implemented Fiscal Policy In Australia Post GFC
- Names that end in -quist
- Why are there more cats than seals?
August 6
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- Siaosi U. Tukuʻaho
- Kentucky Senate Election
- sarns
- Samoa was there ever a monarchy
- Legal definitions of harassment in Australia
- UK oath and pledge of citizenship
- Original or early/mid 20th century Brazilian capital building/presidential office
- Why is English the official language of the U.S.A?
- Wards of Zimbabwe
August 7
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- Proposed Images
- mundane and worldly
- To reenact the Civil War, while I have a 1/2 Asian background...
- Coloring
- Type of shredder allegedly used by Saddam Hussein
- Flin Flon: one city, two provinces
- Lihyan
- Failed/Unsuccessful United States Historical Territorial Acquisition Attempts
- Scottish vs. English vs. UK legal system in a bankruptcy or reorg situation (major)
August 8
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- Introduction to Thomas Clark
- Fashion: "Double belt loops" ?
- Talking about sex, is it sexual harassment?
- When Nations Acquired Radar
- Court judgement
August 9
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August 10
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- 27th Amendment to the US Constitution
- House of Châlon-Arlay
- Economics of individuals within firms
- Husband of Mona Lisa
- term for all atheists going to hell?
- Balliol and Coucy
- Mrs G and Mr W
August 11
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- Luxembourg royal burials
- Americanization of the BBC
- Islamic republic article
- Product placement in movies
- The smell of bacon
- mom-and-pop shops
- John, Duke of Beja
- Anglo Saxon name for British royals
- Great Pittsburgh Fire of 1845
August 12
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- Possible Updates for Two Wikipedia Entries
- Midfielders
- Sociobiology and fashion
- What was the point of World War 1?
- Homophobia
- A metal picture of Christ's Last Supper
- People named Prince
August 13
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- Black POWs in Nazi Germany -- Is Hogan's Heroes accurate?
- UK weather forecasts in the 1960s
- Morganatic marriage in Spain
- Neglect
- Weisbecker-Calendar
- Australian geographical names - loss of apostrophes
- Why did people, especially military personnel, think WW1 would be "over by Christmas"?
- Berlin police vs. BEF
August 14
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- Did the Nazis
- Burial site of Carlos Martínez De Irujo, 1st Marquis Of Casa Irujo
- Vel Phillips
- Total floor area in Chicago
- Lenin in a lift
August 15
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- Was that dude skinhead?
- What was the average number of children in ancient times?
- What did Hitler think of England and English culture?
- Smoking Prime Ministers
- When will Wikipedia realize that the Social Sciences are not part of Humanities?
- Oldest known depiction of Stephen I of Hungary
August 16
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- court overturns guilty plea?
- Lists of altlases
- Kaiulani photo
- Charles Warren Stoddard
- Edward T. Perkins
- No development without peace, no peace without development
- spoken/written forms of sign languages
- Tomb for horses
August 17
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- Historical exchange rates for the old Turkmenistani manat (TMM)
- how is 'childlore' like cooties passed on?
- Staline's radio speech on 3 july 1941
- Primary sources for Operation Himmler
- American state funeral
- > Voynich manuscripts
August 18
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- any idea why "May you live in interesting times" is trending this week?
- Relationship between Presidents Johnson and Reagan
- Gisela of Hungary at coronation of Saint Stephen
August 19
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- Mandarin-only sign outside Louvre
- Video cost
- Looking for a literary reference
- reson for having children
August 20
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- Flags hanging style
- Traditional American hiding places for valuables
- Konrad von Hochstaden
- Samarong
- Round World vs Flat World
- English mixed indep private schools
- Chinese and poi
- Question about Philadelphia history
August 21
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- Why did the Pope REALLY resign?
- Per capita income
- Age of baptism and circumcision
- French deputy foreign ministers
- Name of USA
- A line from a poem
August 22
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- Murugan vs The Morrígan
- Why were two people charged with murdering Christopher Lane
- Nirad C Chaudhuri, Saul Bellow, Bertrand Russell
- Phobias: Fear, Dislike and/or Hatred.
August 23
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- Merchant Marine Act of 1936
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- Upcoming Film based on a Book: "The Book Thief."
- Bulk contraception procurement
- Elizabeth II
- Who is eligible to be Secretary of State USA
August 24
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- Exhuming of Elizabeth Bonifacia of Poland
- Unknown English royal burials
- Difference between nerd and a hipster.
- Why does the UK have two houses of Parliament?
- US Supreme court majority opinions- how detailed do they have to be?
- 1854 Maps
August 25
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- Hotter the fire, the stronger the steel?
- Castrato in the choir
- Totalitarianism and authoritarianism
- Contextualizing quotations placed above poems
- discrepenacy
- How many Bitcoins have been permanently destroyed/lost?
- Dr Marten boots history
August 26
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- Germany selling weapons to Israel
- Chicken theft
- Pederasty as opposed to pedophilia
- Layout terminology: A photograph displaying an atmosphere (Atmosphere (architecture and spatial design)) or a synoptic view
- BigMac index for the Czech Republic and Hungary
- Measuring the availability of credit
- Trying to validate a quote
- Top 10 industries
- Freedom of religion in the United Kingdom
- Communism and nationalism
August 27
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- Konrad Knoll, German Sculptor, Statue of Sappho
- Why do drama series have often have different writers and directors for each episode of a season?
- Where did all the Spaniards go?
- who said "never stop wondering. never stop wandering."?
- High Middle Ages contracts
- Where can I find a blueprint for depicting a cyberstalker as a character?
- Afterwards: What hapens when a child in an orhpahage reaches the age of 18
- Does having friends cost us money or bring us money?
August 28
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- writing by Ann Freedman
- writing a letter to the pope
- Second succession to the presidency by Gerald Ford
- US presidential schedules
- Rush and bankruptcy
- Can monks and nuns still perform experiments within monasteries?
- Hypothetical scenario: assailant deliberately causes a woman's miscarriage - is that murder?
- 20,000 Francs to USD
August 29
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- Masoud Barzani in the 1990s
- Who decided he/she owned all the swans?
- Date of Kurdistan presidential election (for an RM)
August 30
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- Dnepropetrovsk maniacs
- Healthcare and Death in the United States
- Whether pro athletes "care"
- Correlation between individual's sex and individual's opposition of LGBT
- Prince Joseph Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha