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2FERAXY Crowded groups of people crossing the street at Times Square during rush hour

How and when did the North American accent develop? (part 2)

One reader tells of isolated communities in the US where Elizabethan English could still be heard well into the 20th century

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Someone throwing rubbish in bin. rubbish bin. Trash.

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Bernini statue detail of Gange with Latin words engraved on a wall Roman Capitol; Shutterstock ID 131482886; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Do we actually know how the ancient Romans pronounced Latin words?

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Hot dogs closeup; Shutterstock ID 373080193; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

How much tea must I drink to counter the effect of eating a hot dog?

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Could land-dwelling octopuses develop technology? (part 2)

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The Supermoon rises over houses in Olvera, in the southern Spanish province of Cadiz, July 12, 2014. Occurring when a full moon or new moon coincides with the closest approach the moon makes to the Earth, the Supermoon results in a larger-than-usual appearance of the lunar disk. REUTERS/Jon Nazca (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY CITYSCAPE TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1EA7D0FC401

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detail of bee or honeybee in Latin Apis Mellifera, european or western honey bee; Shutterstock ID 1544424374; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

If an ant or bee ends up far from its colony, what will happen to it?

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Aerial view of car driving on beautiful steep curved road (look like number 3) on the high mountain in Nan province, Thailand.; Shutterstock ID 1815816242; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Travelling by car, why does it feel I am going uphill when I go north?

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HMHHEF TOMMY IGOES GROOVE CONSPIRACY plays on the Garden Stage at the 59th MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL - CALIFORNIA

Why is the left hand used for intricate violin fingerwork? (part 2)

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2A65AYC Woman stroking her Pet dumbo rat

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Given the huge ecological impact of domestic cats, why don鈥檛 we domesticate more rats as pets instead of vilifying them? And when was the first sunrise on Earth?

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Why do some of our organs come in pairs, but we only have one heart?

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How and when did the North American accent develop?

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Why do no other aquatic animals grow to a huge size like whales do?

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