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"Who did England fight in the English Civil War?"
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Posted by JT on 11 Jan 2010.
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Poles and Pakistanis, obviously :)
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Posted by Moosh on 11 Jan 2010.
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News: "Diana was still alive just hours before she died."
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Posted by JT on 3 Jan 2010.
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American tourist at Stonehenge: "Why did they put the rocks so close to the freeway?"
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Posted by JT on 20 Sep 2009.
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So people wouldn't have to walk all the way from the parking lot. What are you? Stupid?
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Posted by Socky on 21 Sep 2009.
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"Experts agree Al Qaeda leader is dead or alive" (CNN)
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Posted by JT on 3 Jan 2010.
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And that one, too :)
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Posted by Moosh on 3 Jan 2010.
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"Shakespeare was born in 1564, supposedly on his birthday."
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Posted by JT on 14 Dec 2009.
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"The invention of the steamboat caused a network of rivers to spring up."
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Posted by JT on 14 Dec 2009.
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"How did the Great Wall of China get its name?"
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Posted by JT on 15 Sep 2009.
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It's a wall. A great big one. In China. But good question - I wonder why it isn't called the Tiny Fence of Iceland?
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Posted by JT on 15 Sep 2009.
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"That was the decision George Washington had to make before he crossed the Delaware." (High school student when asked to explain Roe v. Wade... Roe v. Wade for those who aren't familiar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_v._Wade)
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Posted by JT on 3 Jan 2010.
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"If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again."
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Posted by JT on 10 Sep 2009.
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"How much has the cellphone changed since 1935 and why?"
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Posted by JT on 3 Jan 2010.
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