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Spam is the term given to unwanted, unrequested messages sent out in a communication system (usually email). Questions about spam, spammers, and how to stop receiving spam belong here.

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Tree frogs are amphibian animals that have a mainly arboreal existence. Many different species of tree frogs exist and they can be found on nearly every continent. Tree frogs tend to be very small and light, allowing them to walk along the branches and twigs in which they live.

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What club should you use for a putt? Is it important to wear golf shoes or will tennis shoes do? You can find answers to questions about the clubs, tools, shoes, and other golfing accessories here.

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The Venus Fly Trap is a carnivorous plant native to nitrogen poor environments. All questions about Venus Flytraps can be directed here.

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Harvard University is part of the Ivy League and is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is a private university and was established in 1636, making it the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States of America.

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Silk is produced by silkworms, which are native to Asia and create their cocoons out of a strong elastic material that is collected and processed into silk fabric. This fabric can be used to make clothing, bedding, and other goods.

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Milwaukee is a large inland port city in Wisconsin that serves as a center for transportation, sports, manufacturing, culture and business in the Great Lakes and American Midwestern regions. Contributors typically raise and respond to questions about Milwaukee's tourist sites, sports events, historic landmarks, cultural activities and business trends.

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The Washington Redskins are a professional football team based in Washington, D.C. and part of the Eastern Division of the NFC in the National Football League.

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The Time Quartet is a series of five books by Madeleine L'Engle. The five books in reading order are: "A Wrinkle in Time," "A Wind in the Door," "Many Waters," "A Swiftly Tilting Planet," "An Acceptable Time." The most popular of the five books is "A Wrinkle in Time."

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Power tools come in a large variety. This category covers drilling machines, angle grinders, hand held planers and band saws, impact wrenches, cordless screw drivers, electric chisels, jackhammers, etc.

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This category covers questions about the Bank of America Corporation, founded in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1874. Bank of America is currently the largest bank holding company and the second largest non-oil company (behind Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated) in the United States.

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A computer worm is a piece of software which can reproduce and spread itself. While not always harmful, computer worms often act like (and are often confused with) computer viruses. Questions about these types of programs belong here.

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Traditional Chinese dishes include peking duck and sweet-and-sour meat entrees. Rice/noodles and vegetables/fish/meat are important components of their meals. They are often eaten with chopsticks.

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An infection in urinary tract is also known as cystitis, in which usually produces a frequent, urgent need to urinate and a burning or painful sensation while urinating. It is generally caused by bacteria. Ask questions about urinary tract infections here.

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Madonna is an American singer who became a Pop icon from hit singles in her albums "Like a Virgin" and "True Blue".

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Capitalism is a political system characterized by private for-profit ownership of property and goods.

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Prostate cancer is the abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate gland. Its treatment is determined by the stage of the cancer. The most common treatments include radiation therapy, surgery, and chemotherapy.

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Chlamydia is a bacterial infection and is most commonly caught from sexual contact.

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Ask questions here about types of disabilities whether mental or physical and the laws that protect the disabled.

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The Colosseum, originally known as the Flavian Amphitheater, is a huge elliptical structure that was commissioned by Emperor Vespasian in 72 AD. It is located in Rome, Italy, and is slightly east of the Roman Forum. This tremendous four-story structure has 80 entrances and was able to accommodate 55,000 spectators to witness things such as gladiatorial contests, executions, comical acts and heroic feats with animals. Although this immense structure has fallen into ruins, it is still one of the most picturesque and commanding sites in Rome.

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The Samoan language is used in the Pacific islands of Samoa and to a lesser extent in the smaller islands of American Samoa, a territory of the US.

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Produced by ACT, Inc., ACT is a standardized test for college admissions and high school achievement in the US. It is widely used in the Southern and Midwestern United States, and is usually offered four to six times each year.

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Doughnuts are a fried dessert food. The dough is commonly shaped like a ring, but some doughnuts are filled with fruits or sweet creams.

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Broccoli is a member of the cabbage family. It's leafy stalks and the green buds of its flowering head are eaten as a vegetable.

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An urban legend is a type of modern folklore which includes stories perceived to be true by the teller. It is mainly circulated through the words of mouth and is sometimes repeated in news versions.

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Al Capone was a famous prohibition era American gangster. He was heavily involved in bootlegging liquor, as well as other organized criminal activities. He spent his final days in Alcatraz federal prison on tax charges.

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While geometry is primarily concerned with the mathematical properties of spatial objects, topology is concerned with the mathematical properties of those objects under continuous deformations. Please post all questions about topological subjects like homeomorphisms, manifolds, convergence, and connectedness, as well as their broad applications in computing, physics, and graph theory, into this category.

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The Mona Lisa is a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci. It is housed in Musée du Louvre in Paris.

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Hunters and Gatherers, which anthropologists also call Foragers, are societies in which almost all food comes from wild plants or animals.

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The longest war in history, it's impact on society and not forgetting Joan Of Arc

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