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May 1
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advis
Important/Historic Master's Theses
Pigs in the mud
Alcohol
Sex song
Unfair competition in interpersonal relationships
Locked Inside the Cabinet
bill gate's house
Volunteering in Iran
Turkish pepper
United Airlines Flight 93 - entry question
May 2
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Social interaction and money
Who Wants to be a Millionare?
Anzac
the "ladies"
Public Transport
Feminism and childrens' surnames
other countries
The US Vice President's title
crystal skull
service charges for food and beverage
Avril Lavigne b-sides
Chilling soft boiled eggs
May 3
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adding a totally new article
Is There Anybody Out There
New Project
Access to electronic texts in library
Economies of oil-producing countries: Saudi Arabia and Norway
Menopause website
Swarm Photographers
Chicken Feed
Dialogue between Merry and Pippin
ZOOM H2 question
May 4
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HOW ?
Digitigrade bipeds
Cookies or bars
I need this question answered ASAP.......thanks
God Being an Angel
Why does it cost Ford a billion dollars to develop a car but Tesla Motors can pop one out on $40 mil startup?
TENZE
Storing Meat
Maintenance Ration
Rx
Crop Yield
How does the pitcher beat the baserunner to first?
World War II English spy: Code Name, Christopher Robin
how many books in the series?
For the "Did You know that....." section of Wikipedia
May 5
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Do living people fall under public domain?
Cat dreadlocks
Air Hockey Table
Largest tram network in the world
Peanuts.
Stabilized Compressed Earth Block Technology
Selling Crops
May 6
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The voice of President George W.Bush
foreign business operation in the Philippines
State Defense Forces
Next Generation Dumber or Smarter
A dangerous world
limptes
Queen Ants
Women as witness
famous african americans
the best for reverse phone look up
diesel automobile power brakes
How does it called?
Finding scientific studies to participate in
Turn number algorithm question
Human Hamster Balls
Where Magneto (band) got their band name
May 7
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Finger Gestures
Light Rail Transit
mens pants zipper
JVS Chicago
orgasm without stimulation of the sex organs
The 'Flat' of a sword
ETERNAL YOUTH?
Couple mortgage refinancing questions
Distribution of crime victims by class in SA compared to US
'Local Market' Feasibility
please remove pornographic images from your site (eg: homosexual sex & fluffer)
Why do some companies - like software companies - have offices?
Beatles on iTunes
May 8
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Government of 1984
One ear of earbuds is crackling
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Hello
Expanding security council
wikipedia photos GNU licence
investigating
LRT Excluding Trams
5
Our Lady of Fatima
Gum
Avril Lavigne a scientist?
Stride
Automobile Painting
Narcotics
Opposite Attracts
Lunatic
Why does Wikipedia have a video of a man ejaculating...
Swords of the highest quality May 9
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Finding a girl
Use of wikis for posting library reference question answers
Gini of China and Inida
Rhythm
Could Not Live Our Lives?
Car Dealerships
Background Recording Software
Bulova watches and 1st Tv commercial
Regions that begin with "X"
Julius Caesar's letters May 10
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Picture salling.
car value percentage of net worth
How the heck does Todd do this!?!?!
Soil Moisture Measurement
Avril Lavigne hairstyle
Bird
Pint-sized Midget
Bank payments
Summer Olympics
Remote control
Rabbits
Is this covered in the rulebook?
what can we do for Burma?
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O2
What is it about termites that bite instead of sting?
Different culture = different personality?
Is Mount Edna active? May 11
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Current Affairs
Will the Feds shut down Wikipedia?
platinum
Joseph Fritzl's statements
I need help, sorry.
Radio in the US like BBC channel 4
What type of bird is this?
Will there ever be peace on earth?
Name all the songs
What is this?
Breach of trust?
No clothes
Birth of a calf
living expenses
Pokerstars account
What to do now (any advice?)
Etiquette
Suicide
Is this real - Read first BEFORE clicking the link!
Avril's New Album
Style changes
Longest wikipedia article
Goatse
Racism May 12
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Getting to Greenbelt, Md., on a Sunday
Coleman Propane Bottles
Can any of these be used?
South-East Asian politician who went missing in Sydney in the 1960s
girl problem
Age of consent
Evan Taubenfeld
IT-industry
Wolves
Avril Lavigne the geek?
What is this phone?
Maps
Maps (part II)
Yet another Avril question
What Age did Avril Lavigne start singing
Avril the Chef
What to call this addiction?
average GPA's of universities
Mountains
Breeds of dog
Cell phone
Cell phone underwater
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Trisection
Bookmarks
Buying Viagra Tabs in Tenerife?
Artistic Hitler
Deaths p/a
Temperatures under glass-lid frying pans
"Detergent suicides" in Japan?
What's with the 'common' electronic sound effects?
Setting of Othello
iTunes May 13
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Bacardi's old buildings in Cuba
Query on South African Passport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_passport)
Silver cloth
Olympic Games
Avoiding questions
I can write a song a day
Most bought & sold item
Sock it to me, baby
Carp ponds
Dragons
Homemade Dog Food May 14
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Lexington, Kentucky and suburbs
What's Best
Long-term document storage
Non Surgery Tumour Removal
Plane Crash
Why fire is used as a classical element other then magma??
During emergency landing, why blow air in life jacket only after getting out of airplane?
Sten gun
Textbook repair
sufism
What type of plane might this be
DAYS OF BIRTHS
Composite images
Why?
Wooden Coffee Stick Stirrers
Human skull
Soft drink shouldn't be banned from schools
Leisure
SHWEDAGON PADODA-MYANMAR
Musical Stadium
A question about chef's hats
211 crisis number
Buying London Theatre Tickets
Help (with starting in football) May 15
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Hand exercise games
Content of IV Drip
Measuring cups
Cartridge names
A riddle
Stride
Discrimination, accent and racism
War
Black Suits in Australia
Summer in Ireland
Dividends, Ownership
pornographic animated image within "penis" entry
Facebook novice
Maximum temperature
Chairs tipping
A Rovin' I Will Go
Drinkable tap water
Worms
Hailey Williams
captain picard's bald head
Zebras
Fish patterns
Tip-of-the-tongue
Turn signal lights on pick-up trucks
Globe
Dissing in Country Music
Hand dryers or paper towels
Neural network
Sit dog, good boy
Driving licenses
Drinking
How many wood chips to use
Seasonal Question May 16
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Juliet and Paris
Capital Punishment
How to reduce seat size?
world's youngest Phd
Understanding
Bragging, showing off, legit self-marketing
What if, Stocks
Central Europe
Stick Shift
Commercial flight paths
"digital camo" artwork nightmare
Does anyone know?
Macintosh commercial
Redeeming Air Miles
The Dark Ages
Clean after you dog
Engine oil for Lawnmover
Obama May 17
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Anal Sex
Air Trafic Control
Citing a film in MLA
All the President's Men, and their passports
Donation links on wikis
Mexican Webpage
pubic hygiene
Body temperature
Spongebob
Environment
Pretty Little Dutch Girl picture
ear buds
Classics
the name of the islands off the coast of North Carolina
Anonymous charitable giving May 18
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How can I be a Birdwatcher?
Transatlantic liners ticket costs in 1913
Farming in poor countries
Which country uses the most energy each day?
Whatever happened to yodeling?
Ref desk with guaranteed correct answers
Human penis design
wet Keeshond
Goldfish Brain Sizes
Rollercoaster
I can't remember this quote.
Incest
What's the name of the hat?
How do you spell postal worker backwards
Olympic eligibility May 19
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Tailoring a suit jacket
Is there a place on this earth that men never stepped on
Blue Mountains Nation Park, Australia
Eric Winter
IQ Tests
Cuban cigars
Weather
Laws
I want to know scouting skills
Cigarettes
Automotive engine problem:
Tool
bank a fire
Just me?
Coll'ottava ?
Custom Love Potion Requests?
What is it with Canadians and their unspeakably brutal public service announcements? May 20
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air medal recipients
Opposite Places
managerial accounting
Cost of a euphonium
Shrimp Ecosystem
Socks!
Star Wars
Private information on the net
Wiccans
bajork a dork?
Team building, team schmuilding
I Need A Bit of Help
How does this work/not work?
Fuel efficiency when burning regular gas in vehicles that prefer high-octane
Pizza Temperature
London transportation
What are those sacs in the trees? May 21
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The Human Body
London (and other UK) museums, tourist attractions, etc.
Unused political campaign contributions in the US
Who are you?
St John the Apostle
St Johns?
St John the Apostle
St John the Apostle
News channel
MYLAR BALLOON
black suit combinations
Work as a librarian
Who discovered that the liver has four lobes?
Scars
My first Kiss
DTS
Can't stop having Conservative thoughts
Suggestions for an itinerary in Great Britain
Shopping Embarassment
Screen shots
Anatomy of the Penis (This is a good question!)
Fuel economy and opening car windows (This question is better)
How can i get my first car trick my ride May 22
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I have two questions - a linguistic one and general one
Swearing
Article Creation by IPs nullified?!
Restless mind
How do i challenge inaccurate information?
How to change voicemail
Logo: ?!
Rally the troops
Where to buy casual cravat?
Life Insurance Beneficiary
Would it make sense that...? May 23
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Boy Stuff; Girl Stuff
Why do US citizens care about Israel?
Need to Type Odd Character
NES catapult
Cognative ability
You guys are great
free bookseller's catalogs about latin and south america
Investment a little less secure than CD
Phonemes -> Sound
How does Wikipedia make money?
Spicy foods
Does reading single side of a hand written notebook increases the concentration level of reader ?
Molecular cloud, eh?
Sc-AK750 Stereo
Autobon in Europe
Transgendered abortions
Empire State Building Dedication May 24
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observation
Mormon Dress Code
Ipod Touch Downgrading
What does rooibos tea taste like?
sports medicine in karate
Cure the Disease Doctor
Electric lawn mower May 25
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Soveit Photo Manip.
Whom would you call?
How do I make change?
Penis fantasy
Knee trembling disease
Help Me Figure Out Song Please
Parking direction
ITALIANS ASK THE TIME
Religion and the US Armed Forces
Dr. Vivien Thomas
Pearl Harbour
10 greatest songs of all time
Prestigious university that accept every student
Idiotic Commercials: Market Demographic does'nt incl. intelligent people, such as those found here on Wikipedia.
Protesting the US only?
The English Language in Mexican telenovelas May 26
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Snowboarder
Baseball uniform
What type of fly is this?
Which Birds are featured on the new UK Passport?
Vesna Vulović's fall duration
Cyclone
searching for a video clip
people with problems: help or avoid?
Low-pressure airports
Avril F-ing lavine
Time difference between Great Britain & Cape Town, South Africa
Book recommendations.
What's Wrong With the ABC's
orange peel box May 27
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Missing Monsters
last will and testaments
Book of stories printed on cardboard - history
Passenger Car Tyres
Question
An environmental studies related question
Hold water
Chevrolet Blazer auto repair
Blind the Facts
bamboo
Wood Burning Vehicle
Loans May 28
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I don't understand this
college gpa
Water bottle design
Isn't it not Ironic?
Killing and getting rids of fleas from your home- from cats and dogs.
Eskimo
Watch Type
List of Stubs for category tree
Endonym map?
Which boss wrote a compassionate email immeidately after 9/11?
Is a penny saved a penny lost?
gasoline in diesel engine
parapsychological contact
book
T-shirt
Ball-thingies on shoes
Bots May 29
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Paypal and payoneer
Homeroom
Career
Burn
Small plant, suitable for an office environment
child custody laws
Why does this always happen?
Help with psych questions
BFE
lost fish -- I need a more plausible story!
Annals of Improbable Research, Ignoble awards
Arse Numbing Seats
Pollution
Visual style of Dorling Kindersley books
Questions, questions
Hand to Balls Ratio - Contact Juggling
GWB parting shot.
Feel This
Different Youtube players?
U.S. Oil Industry May 30
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Thin Condoms Vs. Regular Condoms
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indian nationality
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Lending money
Bumblebees
Girl in the photograph
Its Hard to Part
Outstanding Young Woman of America Award May 31
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Thoughts
Beef Prices
Blood type
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Yahoo
The Human Brain
Two same website sources in a row
Post-OP TS refractory period
Capitalism 3.0?
I am now not eligible for the bright futures scholarhip, what do I do?
not sugary
Names of Guns