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November 1
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- Holocaust
- Why are American textbooks so verbose?
- May You Help Me?
- Cats, drawings of
- New York Times Crossword
- Racial attitudes toward children
- multiple names for Middle Eastern figures
- Who in the Obama Administration determines U.S. WTO policy?
November 2
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- Countries that have never lost a war
- Odin
- Two questions about Julius Caesar (the play)
- Battle of Reimerswaal
- FX Question
- EU President
November 3
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- Ted Bundy Lawyer?
- World Series -- 3 losses followed by 4 wins
- Why is communism thought to be a bad thing?
- No girlfriend
- Unaware Prophesied Messiahs, Saviors, Redeemers, etc II
- Red roses
- Playing classical music on the piano
- Nazi Concentration camp
November 4
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- Hiroshima apology?
- Negative view in U.S. multiculturalism
- Negative view in Canada multiculturalism
- Turkic World in Toronto
- John II's nephew?
- John I of Avesnes
- did Hitler know allied countries would consider his murderous actions evil?
- Looking for the outcome of a legal case (if it's publicly known)
- payment
- Title and Composer of Music in NFL TV Follies
November 5
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- Multilingual legislatures
- Orlando Navy Exchange
- Unable to afford shoes
- School comic book
- Inaccuracy of Sub-Saharan African Population
- Does Yoda have the FOXP2 gene?
- Question about Jeffrey Dahmer's conviction
November 6
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November 7
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- What were the basic personality types listed by Charles Fourier?
- Business law: What does (KG) mean in bankruptcy filings?
- Billionaire lifestyle
- Lewis Carroll quote
- Guardianship of Floris V (1258-1266)
- Richard Ramirez's execution date?
November 8
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- Reasons for moonshine being illegal? (in the U.S.)
- Baron and Count of Thurn and Taxi
- Einstein's last theorem
- Klimt
- What was my salary in the year 19XX worth now, in the UK?
- Which Saint Rose?
- Iambic pentameter
- death sentence and president approval
- Christian Democratic Parties
- Antigone
November 9
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- Begrüßungsgeld
- what is the relationship between truth and reality?
- Romantic friendship
- World War II British submarine sonar operators
- Sstock markets
- Humans arguing with God
- State Visit
- Evolution
- god
- DC Sniper's Execution
- TICAD
- crackdown on fakes
November 10
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- Citizenship of the Queen
- Creeds
- Another question about DC Sniper
- middle-eastern and white american interracial marriage
November 11
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- History of neutering
- Gastric pressure needed to vomit
- Legality of To Catch a Predator
- Very interesting geography question
- Another tantalizing geography question
- One more challenging Geography teaser
- Most comprehensive search engine for second-hand books in the UK?
- When did the changes in pre-trial Small Claims Court procedure in England and Wales come into effect?
- Place in Lincolnshire, name of Tid
- Hitler
- Refusing to testify in death penalty cases
- The separation of church and state
- Gelatin, whey, and lard vs. Islam
- Black immigrants in the USA
- Communism
November 12
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- The Difference Between Sunni and Shia Islam
- Another challenging geography question
- symbol
- Show trials
- Sacha Distel
- Victor Hugo's religion
- How do you call something that you assume to be true, but it is not a dogma for you?
- Who are the Elfs of Tolkien
- food prices
November 13
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- What is the correct number of figures in Rodin's “Gates of Hell”?
- History of Volkswagen
- Interest rates and money flow
- Health Insurance Costs in the 1960s
- Man and God
- 380 villages destroyed by Ottoman Syrian Druze?
- Ships used in the Battle of Lake Erie
- History: how horrible was it?
- Newton’s dark secret
November 14
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- Town
- Greek/Roman statue copy?
- What percentage of people stopped from committing suicide make a second attempt?
- american college costs
November 15
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- Richest prostitute
- Infante Pedro
- Civil war in 60's America
- How pauper burials are organised
- question about the law
- Swiss automobile laws
- GDP + PPP
- Late blooming millionaires and billionaires
- Where to download historical daily values of UK stock market indicies?
- Trying to find mining court case
- Third Reich as successor state
November 16
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- Business Question
- Origins of football
- Legitimacy
- Highest paid prostitute
- Picture of Meister Eckhart
- templetax in the present times
- What's the average cost of storefront rental at US airports?
- Very challenging geography question
- US-PRC trade imbalace
- Odinga and Moi story in the 80s
- Description of the library in the Doge's Palace, Venice
- Literacy rate
November 17
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- Polygyny in the Bible
- update on benefit concert series
- History of the ball and chain
- Jade
- Art style in poster
- Tutsis and Hutu
- Where is Mike Nifong now, late 2009?
- Beauty-subjective or by choice?
- What would happen here?
- Seeking references for article improvement
- What aspects of mainstream Neoclassical economic theory does the Austrian School reject?
- Addiction, a cure that is lasting.
- Art question
November 18
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- King George III
- Jesus teaching at a Temple
- Can A professional Accounting Qualification can be considered as equal to Masters Degree
- Azeri anthem
- need an interesting building
- LGBT and crime
- Most Inbred European Royal Family
- Films in the public domain
November 19
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- Regulation D
- One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest - Criticism of Liberalism?
- Residency and public records
- Just Compensation in Kelo v. City of New London
- Fair exchange between buyer and seller - so how come some people accumulate wealth?
- economics
- Coughing
- Victorian Revivals
- Presidential Middle Names
- Are there any states or countries where the seat of government is not in that state or country?
- Can diplomatic bags be sniffed?
- Maritimes (Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick) Article
- Whatever happened to Learning Machines?
- Tiger Woods
- What is that rhombus-shaped strip of land between Iraq and Saudi Arabia in this map? (just west of Kuwait)
November 20
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- Ismailis
- The Language of Wine Reviews
- Deleted Yoga Articles?
- Early Black-rights campaigner
- General knowledge question on capital city
- Another geography question
- Link between St.Louis IX's 5th son and the Royal Dutch family De Graeff
- Herman Van Rompuy
- Is Obama Conservative?
- Correct colors in the Flag of Bhutan
November 21
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- Corporate Legal rights
- Bar Club discrimination
- Heinrich von Treitschke
- another geography question
- Yet another general knowledge question
- Was my grandmother jewish?
- Book/website on modern US life in the tradition of Alexis de Tocqueville
- The Christian Bible is the most successful book of all time
November 22
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- Richest & most qualified wikipedian
- Changing a patron saint?
- update on international societies
- Which empire's imperial expansion resulted in the most colonial deaths between 1492-1914
- Why is science not kept secret?
- Ferrara, Modena, Reggio and Parma
- Tik-Tok of Oz and wireless telephones
- Bondage
- VIP and VVIP
- year naming
November 23
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- Graham
- Eugenics today
- 4 Island Groups
- NPOV analysis of US federal legislation
- Inheritance for pets
- Copyrighted US state laws?
- Victorian Revivals
- "Jacksonian mode of discourse"
- Please indulge my speculation for a moment (naturalistic view of monotheism)
- How does special education use funding they receive from the gov?
- What is the best book on Alexander the great?
- Galileo's fingers
- Science-fiction novel with literary merit?
- How could the US fine an overseas cartel?
November 24
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- Old "high-tech" font
- 10 plauges of Egypt
- Macabre mishaps at sea (literary?)
- Interesting geography/history question
- Free money promotions by online casinos
November 25
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- Largest parliament buildings
- Using animation to recreate news?
- Is this really Romanesque?
- geeks,freeks,and freekshow a famous artist
- Psychological effect I: suicide on the train track
- Psychological effect II: trauma after torture
- Soundtrack on this video
- Searching for a quotation
- Germany question
- Searching for a quote on writing
November 26
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November 27
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- Muslims and Homosexuality
- Difference between personal per capita income and per capita income
- UK law/crime question
- I have an interest in this field, what is it called?
- Hungarian Forint *Certificates*?
- psychology question
- Port city moved to another country
- The Women liberation reform of Peter the great
- Battle of Magnesia
November 28
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- The First Indo-European Tribe in Europe
- Tartars of the Rhyn-Sands steppe (Nikolai Leskov)
- Why do so many names of British branded medicinal products begin with the prefix "ben-"?
- Name for type of joke
November 29
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- Does Islam forbid football?
- exact date in 1980
- Diana Spencer
- Germany Double Summer Time in the Second World War
- What name was J R R Tolkien known by?
- Map of International humanitarian aid given, by country
- Song
- Christadelphian and Advent Christian Churches in Sydney
November 30
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- Research on Social Interaction / Craving
- Roll/Role Credits
- Sense of Time and Space when driving
- Swiss judges/neutrality
- Epic battles in 16th and 17th centuries
- Looking for good fiction/non-fiction about female messiahs
- Importance of good grades after some years
- Article on and term for "reading to" (e.g. children)
- ambassadorial appointments
- Asian Indians and US Born Pacific Asians
- Marcus Baebius Tamphilus (tribune of the plebs 103 BC)