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An anthropologist hypothesized that a certain medicinal power containe

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Bunuel

06 May 2020, 21:34

5

4

5,882

by: A_Nishith

16 Aug 2025, 23:50

ER

The cause of the epidemic that devastated Athens in 430 B.C. can final

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akela

04 Jan 2019, 08:09

24

6

5,883

by: agrasan

27 Jul 2025, 21:26

A recent study of an insurance company's underwriters indicated that t

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Carcass

13 Feb 2019, 07:25

10

5

5,885

by: VerbalBot

04 Apr 2025, 12:45

ER

The Central City Church building was recently damaged by a fire that

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Bunuel

16 Jul 2018, 04:24

7

3

5,885

by: VerbalBot

05 Mar 2021, 10:38

ER

Historians have been struggling for centuries to find the exact

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Bunuel

31 Oct 2022, 02:36

10

6

5,886

by: VerbalBot

09 Apr 2026, 08:11

ER

The seafront properties in Southern coastal regions of India

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Skywalker18

22 Nov 2017, 11:02

15

11

5,887

by: VerbalBot

29 Jan 2024, 01:06

ER

Meteor showers or storms left in the wake of disintegrating

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anujasterisk90

07 Aug 2016, 08:07

15

5

5,889

by: YashYashkratos

16 Jan 2025, 00:57

ER

A study showed that, across a variety of office jobs, upgrades in aest

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Bunuel

10 Jan 2022, 03:00

23

5

5,890

by: guddo

26 Mar 2026, 12:00

ER

The recent discovery that many large fish contain mercury, which can

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adityapareshshah

30 Sep 2018, 22:03

13

6

5,891

by: VerbalBot

08 Oct 2025, 05:13

ER

Zoologist: Horseflies are attracted to horizontally polarized light

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Frank28

06 Jul 2020, 12:27

22

5

5,893

by: VerbalBot

15 Aug 2024, 01:15

ER

Making the possession of guns illegal

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BeckyRobinsonTPR

22 Jul 2013, 11:56

5

4

5,894

by: VerbalBot

21 May 2022, 06:44

ER

Because of the lack of available rooms, The Day, the most popular hote

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Bunuel

02 Jan 2023, 02:30

18

11

5,896

by: Sujithz001

15 Dec 2024, 09:08

-1

In an effort to promote the culture of movie going

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Skywalker18

09 May 2017, 10:51

9

5

5,896

by: Crytiocanalyst

10 Aug 2021, 00:32

ER

The decision to ban the use of hands-free mobile phone headsets while

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dcummins

06 Jun 2019, 17:02

24

8

5,898

by: miag

05 Dec 2025, 01:40

ER

Until recently it was widely believed that only a limited number of

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kadamhari825

20 Sep 2021, 07:09

18

3

5,899

by: VerbalBot

25 Apr 2026, 02:43

ER

Congress is considering a "National Service" program under which high

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Bunuel

11 Nov 2021, 08:39

29

7

5,899

by: deven172

20 Feb 2026, 21:43

ER

Mckinley: A double blind study, in which neither the patient nor the

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Bunuel

04 Oct 2019, 01:05

13

6

5,901

by: VerbalBot

10 Apr 2026, 08:22

ER

Food labeling regulation: Food of a type that does not ordinarily

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akela

25 Feb 2021, 13:54

20

9

5,902

by: KarishmaB

04 Aug 2025, 23:06

Any person who uses words ambiguously cannot become a journalist, sinc

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sobby

24 Aug 2017, 22:11

2

4

5,902

by: VerbalBot

14 Jan 2020, 00:07

ER

Science writer: Scientists’ astounding success rate with research prob

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akela

17 Mar 2019, 09:08

22

10

5,903

by: DmitryFarberMPrep

12 May 2025, 01:45

ER

According to a recent study, 26 percent of women and 19 percent of men

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Bunuel

10 Apr 2022, 05:30

10

4

5,903

by: Raman109

14 Dec 2023, 12:41

ER

Economist: Some policymakers believe that our country’s continued econ

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Bunuel

31 Jan 2020, 03:40

11

3

5,905

by: VerbalBot

03 Apr 2025, 21:05

ER

Exposure to untreated industrial effluents is known to cause several

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Bunuel

27 Dec 2022, 12:53

23

8

5,908

by: sghosh1096

25 Jul 2025, 21:52

-1

Critic to economist: In yet another of your bumbling forecasts, last

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Hovkial

04 Dec 2019, 09:09

17

10

5,909

by: mayankdgmat

29 May 2024, 10:56

ER

The essay is an essential part of the Simmons University application

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nirakrish

29 Jul 2012, 07:44

9

6

5,909

by: VerbalBot

28 May 2021, 10:17

Moved:

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. What does the sp

Bunuel

24 Jun 2018, 10:39

13

5,911

by: ahddhah

29 Jul 2025, 21:13

People who oppose motorcycle helmet laws argue that in a free society

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HKD1710

11 May 2017, 12:09

8

6

5,911

by: VerbalBot

19 Feb 2023, 22:50

ER

Archaeologist : For 2,000 years the ancient Sumerians depended

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Raksat

07 Dec 2017, 11:50

19

12

5,914

by: VerbalBot

16 Nov 2025, 04:21

ER

A fast-food restaurant recently gave customers the option of entering

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Bunuel

09 Mar 2024, 03:48

21

2

5,914

by: VerbalBot

10 Apr 2025, 09:04

-2

A spy fails by being caught, and it is normally only through being cau

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AshutoshB

18 Sep 2018, 01:31

24

7

5,917

by: VerbalBot

17 May 2025, 09:21

ER

Students at Lincoln High School will boycott graduation ceremonies unl

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Sajjad1994

31 Dec 2018, 05:18

40

11

5,917

by: KarishmaB

20 Mar 2024, 23:37

-1

Along Highway 1, traffic is very tightly controlled by

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pkonduri

11 Jul 2011, 12:57

3

6

5,919

by: VerbalBot

21 Jan 2026, 20:51

ER

The distance that animals travel each day and the size of the groups

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Bunuel

20 Feb 2020, 01:24

10

5

5,920

by: VerbalBot

30 Apr 2025, 18:42

ER

An online retailer that makes its deliveries through a private shippin

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daagh

27 Oct 2015, 22:09

19

9

5,921

by: ClaireCHEN

07 Nov 2024, 06:14

ER

Banking analyst: Banks often offer various services to new customers

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Bunuel

26 Oct 2021, 01:30

14

6

5,922

by: VerbalBot

29 Mar 2025, 05:21

ER -1

John: A study has identified that many soldiers received less-than-hon

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Sajjad1994

05 Aug 2018, 02:01

19

5

5,923

by: guddo

20 Feb 2026, 06:15

ER

Police published a “wanted” poster for a criminal fugitive in a medica

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Bunuel

18 Feb 2020, 04:32

19

2

5,923

by: VerbalBot

13 Nov 2025, 22:50

ER

A manufacturer can only recoup its retooling costs for redesigning a

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Bunuel

15 Mar 2021, 03:00

15

7

5,923

by: VerbalBot

23 Jul 2025, 04:15

Doctor: It is wrong for medical researchers to keep their research

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Hovkial

07 Dec 2020, 22:15

23

6

5,924

by: srik410

25 Aug 2025, 05:02

According to the World Health Organization, for India as a

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Practicegmat

15 Nov 2011, 23:35

13

12

5,924

by: licrolicro

01 Aug 2025, 14:25

ER

When people experience throbbing in their teeth or gums, they have ser

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Bunuel

20 Feb 2020, 07:16

13

5

5,925

by: Ghoskrp3

07 Apr 2025, 04:44

ER

On the basis of the available evidence, Antarctica has generally been

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Bunuel

01 May 2020, 02:13

16

5

5,927

by: arushi118

09 Apr 2026, 09:51

A newly developed light bulb is much more cost-effective than conventi

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olito

07 Aug 2018, 20:46

3

5,927

by: VerbalBot

27 Oct 2022, 00:07

ER

A recent tracking survey has shown that the vast majority of users of

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arkle

23 Jun 2015, 06:52

13

4

5,928

by: VerbalBot

19 Dec 2025, 08:49

ER

The price of vehicles that do not meet the energy

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souvik101990

29 Apr 2018, 14:51

23

8

5,929

by: VerbalBot

17 Feb 2026, 05:39

ER

Of all the Arabic epic poems that have been popular at various times,

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akela

23 Aug 2020, 15:39

22

7

5,929

by: VerbalBot

14 Jan 2026, 03:18

ER

Professor: The most important function of epic poetry is to transmi

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AshutoshB

09 Sep 2018, 00:18

23

4

5,930

by: VerbalBot

06 Jan 2026, 18:33

ER

In Peru, ancient disturbances in the dark surface material of a desert

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nightblade354

14 Jan 2020, 10:11

8

3

5,933

by: VerbalBot

23 Feb 2024, 00:01

In ancient Greece, court witnesses were not crossexamined and the jury

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akela

12 Jun 2019, 10:08

10

3

5,935

by: VerbalBot

16 Feb 2026, 05:16

ER

Congress has passed a law that scales back the tax credits offered to

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Bunuel

16 Jul 2018, 02:41

9

3

5,936

by: VerbalBot

23 Apr 2026, 02:52