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The Irish potato famine of 1845–1851 was a catastrophe that devastated

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Sajjad1994

20 Jul 2021, 06:00

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8,003

by: Sajjad1994

08 Dec 2022, 10:36

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According to the BBC's The Blue Planet: Seas of Life documentary, "mor

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Sajjad1994

19 Jan 2021, 07:00

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25 Nov 2022, 02:03

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The Internet is a system of computer networks that allows individuals

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Sajjad1994

01 Aug 2022, 00:22

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9,036

by: ZahidPavel

18 Nov 2022, 18:42

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Through the last half century, the techniques used by certain histori

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Sajjad1994

22 Oct 2021, 05:07

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18 Nov 2022, 09:40

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Upwards of a billion stars in our galaxy have burnt up their internal

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KhulanE

17 Jan 2021, 20:05

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10,180

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28 Oct 2022, 20:44

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The Law of Nations is founded, I have said, on the general principles

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Sajjad1994

23 Mar 2022, 08:30

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4,178

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16 Jul 2022, 03:28

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After suffering a countercyclical decline in the prosperous 1920s, the

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Sajjad1994

15 Sep 2019, 04:49

5

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5,273

by: VerbalBot

06 Jun 2022, 01:51

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This much was well known that the purpose of a gene is to store the re

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Skywalker18

18 Sep 2019, 03:12

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7,354

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04 Jun 2022, 00:15

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Each method of counting bacteria has advantages and disadvantages; non

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Sajjad1994

27 Apr 2022, 07:30

1

7

5,722

by: Sajjad1994

20 May 2022, 15:07

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Historians attempting to explain how scientific work was done in the

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Gnpth

08 Mar 2026, 13:14

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21,406

by: Sajjad1994

10 Apr 2022, 03:56

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Many historians consider the Marshall Plan one of the United States’

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Sajjad1994

21 Jan 2021, 07:30

6

7

9,001

by: THIS9

26 Mar 2022, 09:28

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The eighteenth-century literary work Encyclopédie, which coincided wit

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Sajjad1994

22 Oct 2020, 02:18

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6,692

by: Sajjad1994

06 Feb 2022, 00:45

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Before plans can be finalized for a space station that maintains a lo

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srij13

08 Jun 2021, 01:59

8

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10,516

by: Sajjad1994

28 Jul 2021, 04:43

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Nanotechnology -- the use of structures that have unusual properties

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souvonik2k

31 Aug 2020, 22:40

11

7

7,664

by: Sajjad1994

27 Jul 2021, 10:58

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Should we really care for the greatest actors of the past could we

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Sajjad1994

06 Apr 2026, 02:29

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45,673

by: Ozzy11100

27 Jul 2021, 05:55

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Tit-for-Tat a strategy that is a variation of an eye for an eye

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Skywalker18

25 Apr 2026, 23:29

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13,332

by: LaveenaPanchal

10 Jun 2021, 21:59

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What has happened to the economy of Singapore in the last fifty years?

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Sajjad1994

03 Nov 2020, 07:17

6

7

4,558

by: LaveenaPanchal

10 Jun 2021, 21:18

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The Andean cordillera is made up of many interwoven mountain ranges, w

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Sajjad1994

24 Oct 2020, 02:19

6

7

6,051

by: Sajjad1994

02 May 2021, 09:19

ER -2

Under existing law, a new drug may be labeled, promoted, and advertise

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Sajjad1994

18 Nov 2019, 08:15

3

7

3,853

by: VerbalBot

29 Apr 2021, 11:28

Valuation of Education is a research method that assesses the value of

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Financier

15 Jul 2025, 11:27

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by: VerbalBot

07 Apr 2021, 11:22

Since prehistoric times, the average volume of the human brain has dec

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gmatbull

15 Jul 2025, 12:44

10

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7,419

by: VerbalBot

02 Apr 2021, 08:35

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Shortly after September 11, 2001, the United States began requesting

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kingb

28 Sep 2019, 04:05

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24,001

by: VerbalBot

22 Mar 2021, 02:06

ER

In The Dynamics of Apocalypse, John Lowe attempts to solve the mystery

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gmatt1476

06 Oct 2019, 09:26

13

7

12,543

by: Sajjad1994

28 Feb 2021, 01:28

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A recent generation of historians of science, far from portraying

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TheKingInTheNorth

15 Mar 2026, 12:01

60

7

21,411

by: Sajjad1994

20 Feb 2021, 05:35

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For too many years scholars of African American history focused on the

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gmatt1476

12 Apr 2026, 11:43

21

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9,720

by: AndrewN

11 Feb 2021, 13:34

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In the 1970s, the idea of building so-called New Towns to absorb

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Sajjad1994

08 Feb 2020, 07:43

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8,238

by: Sajjad1994

15 Nov 2020, 01:38

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But man is not destined to vanish. He can be killed, but he

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pzazz12

18 Apr 2026, 23:54

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by: bM22

28 Jun 2020, 04:43

The Frankenstein monster is the most recognizable character in the hor

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gmat1393

09 Oct 2019, 23:40

3

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5,066

by: arora1

06 Jun 2020, 04:46

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Skip one particular RC - HOW do I choose?

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MorataMachine

30 Dec 2019, 06:57

1

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4,396

by: MorataMachine

03 Jan 2020, 05:34

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My issues with RC

ccheryn

15 Oct 2019, 04:17

3

7

2,742

by: ccheryn

01 Oct 2019, 21:56

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Need - RC Forum Expert - - Ask Me Anything about RC

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NandishSS

17 Sep 2019, 02:16

17

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2,413

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14 Jul 2019, 02:20

There are a great many symbiotic relationships in the marine

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LordStark

16 Nov 2021, 10:04

22

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13,285

by: Cinematiccuisine

20 Nov 2018, 15:29

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Poll: Please VOTE - New RC Timer Options

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05 Sep 2019, 01:29

18

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4,005

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12 Jun 2018, 14:19

ER

Until about 1970, anyone who wanted to write a comprehensive history

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gmatt1476

14 Dec 2020, 23:05

15

8

9,835

by: VerbalBot

19 Apr 2026, 22:51

ER -1

In the eighteenth century, Japans feudal overlords, from

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nsp007

14 Apr 2026, 03:42

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8

60,579

by: VerbalBot

14 Apr 2026, 01:26

ER

From a critical discussion of the work of Victorian photographer Julia

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gmatt1476

10 Feb 2023, 07:00

28

8

10,694

by: VerbalBot

14 Apr 2026, 01:23

ER

Some recent historians have argued that life in the British colonies

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pathy

24 Nov 2024, 02:14

83

8

17,715

by: VerbalBot

10 Apr 2026, 05:17

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Historically, relations between workers and employers in the United

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DensetsuNo

09 Mar 2026, 09:42

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43,332

by: VerbalBot

08 Apr 2026, 20:57

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Before the early eighteenth century, forms of communication among the

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Rock750

08 Apr 2026, 09:30

15

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13,011

by: gullyboy09

08 Apr 2026, 09:22

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The experience of British business in Iran between the 1860's and the

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JarvisR

04 Apr 2026, 10:45

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8

27,220

by: VerbalBot

04 Apr 2026, 10:23

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Because the very subject matter of anthropology is so volatile

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Sajjad1994

16 Mar 2026, 03:43

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8

15,954

by: VerbalBot

30 Mar 2026, 00:30

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The Parthenon has long been regarded as one of the great architectural

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Sajjad1994

13 Nov 2019, 03:15

16

8

9,892

by: guddo

29 Mar 2026, 07:45

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A more comprehensive definition of "sea level," one useful to

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StudiosTom

24 Mar 2026, 07:44

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17,784

by: VerbalBot

24 Mar 2026, 06:32

ER

The Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause of the First

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rohan2345

24 Mar 2026, 04:14

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12,923

by: VerbalBot

24 Mar 2026, 04:12

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Often it was believed that super intelligence leads to financial

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Nikhil

20 Mar 2026, 10:04

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14,983

by: VerbalBot

20 Mar 2026, 09:36

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Dogs are widely employed by the police as biological detection systems

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Skywalker18

20 Mar 2026, 10:02

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8

31,762

by: VerbalBot

20 Mar 2026, 09:36

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In journalism, "bias" is a word with many meanings.

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LordStark

20 Mar 2026, 05:16

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13,170

by: VerbalBot

20 Mar 2026, 05:05

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REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, also called "paradoxical" sleep

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LordStark

20 Mar 2026, 13:05

24

8

13,395

by: VerbalBot

20 Mar 2026, 02:51

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Changes in the volume of unemployment are governed by three

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09173140521

16 Mar 2026, 03:11

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8

29,797

by: guddo

16 Mar 2026, 03:45

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What would be required for successful direct protection of human right

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siddhans

15 Mar 2026, 12:06

35

8

20,424

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15 Mar 2026, 12:30