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November 1
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- unattractive women
- One does not simply walk into Mordor!
- Satire artwork interpretation
- Location of street address in California and attributes
November 2
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- How much did Thomas Peterffy pay for his seat on the AMEX in the 70s?
- Punjabi Sindhi Pashto Baloch Universities in Pakistan
- FEMA centralized displacement city
- Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Voting in hurricane ravaged areas
- St. Patrick's Church, County Down
- Liechtenstein
- Non-denominational Christians and Bible Studies/Prayer Meetings
- Axis natural resources
- Language attitudes in Islam
- Penal Servitude in the UK
- A few quotations
- Shortest branch line
- Where is the free will?
- Are there any European Far-Right Parties that support Iran?
- Animism
- Ancestry of Robert Browning
- Robot president
- Stays of executions in the United States
November 3
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- Turin Cannon Pyramid Construction Details.
- American School of Design, New York
- Proof of chastity
- Why do campaigns bother with internal polls?
- Building in Toronto
- Account
- Where and when should I cast my vote?
- Minority-Majority Congressional/Electoral Districts
November 4
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- How would Romney improve healthcare and education?
- People's squeamishness over plot details
- Nihilism and violence
- Charles VIII of Sweden
- What did the people of Post-Roman Gaul call themselves before they became French?
- Voting places for people displaced by Hurricane Sandy?
- Annexation of Rapa
- Can the president of USA change his/her religion while in office?
- Lamar Smith's approval ratings after SOPA
- Easter - Passover
- British Empire
- Highlanders
November 5
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- Dine for America
- economic crisis
- denial of authority
- psychological foundations of education
- Leo Ryan and Jonestown
- Locating a last will and testament
- Vouchers
- Church emphasis on "personal relationship with God"
- Live Stream US election
- Interracial sexual arousal among racists
November 6
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- Full style of Norwegian monarchs
- Israeli presidents and Israeli prime ministers by Jewish sect
- Japanese royal family
- End of the world
- Psychiatric question
- Election question
- Forex trading
- Don't you have a cool-off period before elections?
- Marotiri
- Tubuai and Raivavae
- How many children of the American Civil War veterans are still alive?
- Israel
- Affidavit without a lawyer
November 7
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- senate gavel
- Number of polling stations in America
- Politics
- United States presidential election, 2016
- Reason(s) for party majority difference between U.S. Senate and U.S. Governors?
- Puerto Rican status referendum, 2012
- why weren't jews admited to moscow state university math programs?
- Not sure how to fix a statement about Politics
- Could wiki communities ever be a "public policy" topic?
- Why is Florida taking so long to declare for Romney or Obama?
- Presidents that never were
- Saura, Vérin, Mousey
- Medieval titles of nobility in multiple kingdoms
- Another Presidential Election question
- Who's inherited Agatha Christie's estate?
November 8
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- Newt Gingrich's moon base idea
- Good luck custom -- only in England?
- Precedent for marriage referendums?
- Famous people surviving catastrophes early in life
- In "The Book Thief", what is the author, Markus Zusak, trying to say about certain issues in relation to conflict?
- Yet another US election question - small-town results
- when did scientists first get paid?
- Our article on the Holocaust reads that Freemasons were also targeted, how did the Nazis know who was a Freemason?
- Are people such as Michael J. Fox, Jim Carrey allowed to vote in both Canada and the U.S.?
- Is it true that Hitler first killed his dog to test the pills?
- Do we know for sure that President Obama will be able to appoint more Supreme Court judges?
- Pencil milling
- Human nature evolution
- Native American voting patterns
- India own 51st state issue
- French Polynesian mayors
- Parliamentary procedure?
- Was it luck or police failure?
- How legally binding is "conceding" an election?
November 9
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- -er/-re
- RCAF strategical map in the Battle of Britain
- Clumsy typography on old buildings
- Hurricane Sandy ribbons
- Xi Jinping military service
- Yet another US presidential election question-Electoral college Reform
- Do customer service workers in England address male customers as "Sir"?
- Class consciousness in the U.K.
- Re: Puerto Rican status referendum, 2012
- Will Obama help the "Palestinian people" build their state?
- Greater Bangladesh
- Code of Tehauroa (1884)
- It's legal to kill a Scotsman in York?
- September 11 and the dancing Palestinians
- Forcing sovereign government to pay
- Political allegiances of CEOs
November 10
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- Was Amenhotep IV Nefertiti 's cousin? And were they related through adoption or blood? Why did they Egyptians marry their relatives anyway?
- Republican Party in US
- Galen
- A "Book Thief" quote?
- Is capital punishment truly effective in lowering crime rates?
- Parental Consent Abortion Laws Enforcement
- Communism and capital punishment
- Irene Adler
- Titanic's stewards and their responsibility
- Researching Supreme Court Justice Opinions
- Armies capturing each other's main city
- How many US Americans have German surnames?
- Which years of the Senate election cycle favor each party? (USA)
- Why did the Nazis persecute the homosexual?
- "Brown people"?
- A Scandal in Bohemia
November 11
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- what is a dignitary and what does that person do?
- Did the vikings believe in gods other than Odin?
- Literary Term/"Meta"
- A Nazi who wore glasses and was responsible for the killings of the disabled, can anybody help me?
- What exactly is the view of continental philosophers to formal logic?
- Shariah banned in which states?
- Jewish holidays
- Festivals that Bengali hindus do and don't celebrate
- First Class of Lahainaluna
- The Matrix
November 12
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- Death of community - references please
- S. S. Hill
- Celebrities quoting from the Bible
- Can philosophy be done and understood with only informal logic?
- What book is September reading?
- Does increasing female Infidelity mean that men are getting less gay?
- Are Canada and the U.S. on the same side on the Iranian issue?
- Sir Peter Hayman (MI6)
- Military culture
- Attending some courses at prestigious colleges
- Is Anderson Cooper's coming out a hindrance to his career?
- berenger sauniere
- U.S. Conquering British Canada in the War of 1812
November 13
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- Birmingham, England hotel, meals, and transportation fees
- George Kanahele
- Azania
- Why didn't Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom marry King George V of Hanover?
- Citations back in the day
- Nakai Nalimaʻaluʻalu Davis
- God's grace
- Cousins
- found an old handwrite book and want to know what is his origins
November 14
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- Finnish free university education
- Ship of Theseus
- Protestant Holy Roman Emperor
- Pederasty
- September 11 attacks
November 15
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- National Guard nuclear weapons
- University System
- Regarding the Assassination of Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh
- Root cause behind the Fatah–Hamas_conflict
- university policies on police clearance
- Study question
- "Shady Groves" and "Matty Groves"
- top hats among jew men of different sects and ethnic groups
- Samuel Kipi
November 16
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- Republic VS Democracy
- Most Partisan U.S. Counties
- How to nominate someone for the Order of Canada?
- Succession of Monaco in 1919
- Human sexual behavior:
- William Alister Macdonald portrait of Teuruarii IV
- "Non-practicing Muslim or whatever"
- American Civil War
November 17
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- Census Data for Diyala Province
- Two Separate Middle East Questions
- Revolutionary War Descendants Question
- Is the UN anti-Israel?
- When does the term for Stephen Harper end?
- Israel and Pacific island nations
- British monarch exercising ceremonial power in other realms
- Robert Louis Stevenson and Isobel Strong
- Was Jesus Jewish and Christian?
- Sketch of J. Piikoi's Life
- Queen Kapiolani at Golden Jubilee
- Eli Yishai ever speak Arabic?
November 18
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- Other than Cubans and Colombians, which Latino nationalities in the U.S tend to vote more for Republicans?
- American merchant/missionary families in the 1800s
- Witches' sabbaths
- Which countries have voted in favor of Israel?
- Biography of Sherley Toulson
- Thomas Hopu
- Harper's administration and foreign policy
- History of the Hawaiian Islands
- European priest-kings?
- The Philippines and total plastic bag bans (again) (moved from Science Refdesk)
- Nine Years' War/Rhineland and the Empire
November 19
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- Texas Claiming a Part of Oklahoma in 1892
- The centennial book: one hundred years of Christian civilization in Hawaii, 1820-1920
- Buttoning the top button
- How many people are dying in Gaza? (moved from Science Refdesk)
- Freud's Civilization and its Discontents
- Conspiracy theorists on banking
November 20
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- Barack Obama in Southeast Asia
- Set of line drawings all titled 'The Beaujolais Sset'
- Do the Israelis have it all mapped out?
- Divorcing a spouse with mental instability
- 1854 engraving of Waimea
- Lyndon B. Johnson corruption
November 21
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- Scarborough Shoal
- Longest public holiday
- Logo's Etymology (college of Europe)
- Jewish cap worn by Mizrahi Haredi men
- Keapaweo Mountain
- Royal Staff
- How segregated is Iraq and Israel?
- Barriers to entry in the mining machine maintenance industry in Australia
- Why is the MBTI called that?
November 22
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- Individual Investor Share
- Laura Secord
- top incomes
- Is Sandy Island a mountweazel?
- Watchful eyes
- Is the man on the right of the photo Ignacy Loga-Sowiński ?
- Stuffed animals
- Lawyering in Texas
- Why was Africa the dark continent?
November 23
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- dessert from Arabic?
- info (metropolitan vs. megapolitan)
- Campus Police
- Open access rail and skies
- Article 21 of the UNDHR
- MOOC search
- 1990s discovery that would alter established beliefs about Human beings
- what are some of patents that are considered by legal experts to be quite broad, but which courts have uphold?
November 24
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- Hadith numerations
- Israeli airstrikes and its allies
- what would be an example of a short, bog-standard typical patent document for a device that is now commonplace? (it can be expired, by now.)
- The United Kingdom of what?
- Maryland Supreme Court
- Gold State Coach
- Medieval Europe
- Developmental Psychology Video
November 25
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- Is there a link between conservatism and religion?
- The Philippines and plastic bag bans (yet again)
- What are the current British laws on treason?
- Is it possible for people or their parents and grandparents not to have cousins or siblings? (A family of only children)
- What percent of the adult population over 18 has never been married nor ever been in romantic relationships?
- How would reliabilism justify knowledge?
- Why did the Southern states ratify the 13th amendment?
- Why do humans enjoy fictional stories?
- Muslim meal times
- World War II and the suicide of most Nazi members
- Who is educated?
- Turning into a market maker (not in the stock market)
- symbols of France, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, and Spain
- Music
- Separatists winning the Scottish Parliament elections.
- Did Churchill say something like this?
November 26
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- Tolerance
- mizrahi and sephardi jew politics
- The OTHER Middle-Eastern Religions
- Punahou, Hilo
- Waimea United Church of Christ
- Ernest Hemingway and Ludwig Renn (Spanish Civil War, 1936-39)
- RMS Titanic
November 27
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- Keith Baines
- Transnational metropolitan areas
- Temple details
- Philipp Bouhler and his killings of the disabled
- Recorded speculations about the "origin of energy"?
- Idiots guide to 2011 UK census release calendar
- Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu
- The United States Supreme Court Overruling Itself Twice
November 28
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- 2012 Campaign Question
- First European to cross the equator
- de-law-ification
- Hazara dominated provinces of Afghanistan
November 29
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- Schuyler A Donnella Retired secret service field chief. 1867?-1929 ss time frame
- Hebrew Publishing Company
- Countries With Little or No State/Province Boundary Changes Over Time
- Why did Russia get all the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons?
- Lincoln Avoiding the Whole Idea of Secession?
- Obama as vice-president
- Help with a Native American Myth
- Webcomic parable reference
- 18 party in Bangladesh with BNP?
- Palestine 2012 UN Statehood Vote
November 30
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- Jewish holidays on 10th Muharram
- Verification on the Chenier Cell considering itself the "most macho of the FLQ"?
- Large Articles/Papers on Race/Ethnicity History in National Censuses
- the sinking of the “Girona” ship
- Street grids
- Agape
- Tocharian city states
- Looking in the Congressional Record
- Portrait of Henry Pitman
- Recipient nomination