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December 1
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- Medieval Future and other furture thoughts
- Luck of the Irish
- what's the name of the person who convinced Genghis Khan to not kill off the chinese?
- high crimes and misdemeanors
- audio hearing-
- Language sophistication and its role on the development of society.
December 2
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- Living former heads of government
- What is the swirliy falcon thing?
- Your help requested for humor in pedagogy
- Guy Fawkes Night
- Titles of Nobility Amendment: Cardinals
- Inger Eriksdatter
December 3
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- Reason behind American religiosity compared to other developed nations?
- When did David Irving lose respect as a mainstream historian?
- Military outfits & curves
- Is that a fallacy?
- Why do so many anglicized biblical names end in -ah?
December 4
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- Mockingbird
- what is the site for calculating drink/drug intake?
- Is the use of the word "autological" in the following sentence correct?
- First occurrence of a play within a play/a story within a story?
- Chairing multi party meetings
- Story in which the focal character is a protagonist but the narrator is an antagonist
- Germany and its former colonies
December 5
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- Is the Vermont/New Hampshire boundary the only exception to this rule?
- Holland Tunnel Headquarters and Maintenance Building
- Heian period Japanese painting
December 6
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December 7
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- Correct populations of Armenian cities
- Shang Dynasty cowrie shells
- A setting of the Nunc Dimittis
- 'All in one article' sought
- Mirror Writing - Da Vinci
December 8
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- Admiral Jacobzoon?
- UK graduate prospects a few years after graduation
- Negro
- How come right-to-left writing systems do exist at all?
- Need the name of a movie
December 9
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- Do Europeans consume more offal meat than European-Americans or European-Australians?
- Did the Church know about child marriages that were going on during Shakespeare's time or do anything about it?
- Spiritual tradition
- Recognize this building?
- Identify the fashion predecessor of Worth!
- Fak - Polynesian language?
December 10
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- New Zealand Royal Assent
- Possibly famous people in Tokyo
- Why is there demand for new art?
- Book ID (nonsense verse about birds)
- Reference and annotation for a "Story"
December 11
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- parks in canadian largest cities and Ontario largest cities
- Toronto parks benches
- Trying to locate title of book I read a couple years ago
- Israel - Palestine, China - Tibet
- the Queen overruling a Governor of a realm
- Legal tactic - winning lawsuits by subjecting the opposition to a legal fee burden that they cannot shoulder
- Basilica of St Denis
December 12
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- Jean Fouquet's Martyrdom of Saint Apollonia: What is this guy doing?
- Hand-gesture meanings in mediaeval MSS?
- Wife lawyer representing husband in court case?
December 13
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- Colorado Prop 64
- How commonly do Greek-Americans give pre-Christian Greek names (NOT Biblical names or Christian names) to their children?
- is it better to do the wrong thing for the right reasons or the right thing for the wrong reasons?
- What's MPAA's beef with "Fujian"?
December 14
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- Dabbling in historical research
- Science
- Waltzing Matilda singer in On the Beach
- Is lying effective in western politics?
December 15
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- Translation from Middle French
- Which democratically elected national leaders throughout history committed treason?
- University Club, Honolulu
- Do illegitimate children have to be born to unmarried parents?
- Are Eugène Diomi Ndongala Nzomambu and Eugène Diomi Ndongala the same person?
- Don't Just Stand There
- Why did Lenten traditions become less strict over time?
December 16
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- website that shows number of votes to gain a seat in parliament close party list
- Iorwerth ap Owain ap Caradog
- What do people do if they share the same name with a criminal?
- Rotating ownership as a means of evading the law
- Can a cathedral be a grass hut?
- How did Anglican cathedrals arrive in China?
- Do the U.S. and China make efforts to secure Hawaii's affections?
December 17
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- Noncitizen?
- Fortune telling’s of legendary folks
- Hanukkah on the 17th?
- who came up with the dining philosophers problem?
December 18
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- Does colorado amendment 64 prevent marijuana from being carried out of the state?
- Holocaust:
- Finnish/Russian border map question
December 19
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- Novella in English?
- Background checking/fingerprinting and foreign criminal records
- How do I navigate the Quran?
- Bolshevik statistics
December 20
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- Do average German people speak English?
- where does the government get the money to pay maturing T-Bills?
- NOT about wealth: exact way and point the money supply increases
- Gurkha soldier language issues
December 21
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- Prehistoric wars
- Who is the minister Nelson Mandela names in this interview?
- Hierarchy in the Roman Catholic Church between cardinal and archbishop
December 22
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- Can someone explain this apparent evidence of time-travel? As you'd see in this link, an ipod shows up in the 1650s.
- Danish Act of Succession
- 5th Amendment and Miranda Rights
December 23
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December 24
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- Oil price drop - Saudi Arabia & USA
- Chinese Buddhism history question
- Where can I find the Virgin Mary in a contemporary Catholic Church?
- Did anyone ever make a story like this (probably don't read if you've lost someone) or who knows, maybe there's an Aarne-Thompson number for this exact story
- Is there an age limit to join the monastery?
- "Holy Spirit" in Greek Gospels
December 25
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December 26
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- similarities in Judaism and Shi'a Islam
- Why did Greek change so little?
- Quality of mouth (ancient greek)
- Did the medieval church do anything to limit the number of abandoned, unwanted children?
- Syed Shah Nasiruddin (Sipah Salar)
December 27
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- Threats against government officials, internationally
- Senior management In large corporations
- Church vs social security in the US
- Crime vs Offence in England and Wales
- How does Christianity and Islam determine the religion of offspring?
December 28
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- Radetzky′s politics
- Racism in Jamaica
- Mythology-Xena question
- Currnet ethnic cleansing of Christians in the Middle East - is there an article about it?
- Use of baptismal certificates
- roads forming shape in cities
- Given all the remarkable advances in technology, how is it possible that a major airliner can disappear without a trace?
December 29
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- Why aren't iron, steel, iron ore, electronics-grade silicon, uranium and sand or basic plate glass prices more prominent?
- The age of Caribbean ascendancy
- Prevention of shoplifting and theft while using self-checkout lanes in a supermarket
- Preparing potatoes in Ireland the 1840's.
- Classification of art collections
- Sexual Offences in England & Wales
- [http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=RUB&to=USD&view=1M] (Currency exchange rate stability)
- Or yehuda little Iraq israel
December 30
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- Tagore poem
- Japan in World War 2
- What was the rationale behind selling indulgences just prior to the Luther's Reformation?
- All-green flag on early 17th century Spanish warship
- Inheritance System in Pride and Prejudice (19th Century Inheritance System)
- What would've happened if a centrist became president instead of Batista?
- Duty managers in retail/hospitality/leisure/travel/transport industries
- Justifications for the different legal treatment of physical mail and email
December 31
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- Nicholas Poussin Seven Sacraments
- "the black community"
- Which non-Western Hemisphere countries were federations between 1815 and 1914?
- Who is the "head of household" in Martin Luther's Small Catechism?
- Reinterpretation of the UNSC abstention count
- The 1967 6 day war causes- according to Richard B. Parker
- Use of "Royal We" personal pronoun by Japanese Emperors
- Jewish Customs