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The average fuel efficiency of vehicles sold in the country of Filona
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Male CEOs of major corporations are, on average
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Network executives have alleged that television viewership is decreasi
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According to a study of more than 50,000 Norwegian smokers, smokers wh
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In developed countries, such as Canada, the percentage
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A certain pharmaceutical firm recently developed a new medicine, Denda
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Traditionally, companies used most of their promotional budget for adv
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Richard Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung is perhaps the epitome of a
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Attempts to blame the mayor's policies for the growing inequality of w
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The word atom is derived from the Greek atomos, meaning uncuttable,
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Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 8 has been the source of controversy and
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Hay-on-Wye is a small town in Wales, just over the border from England
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Parents of high school students argue that poor attendance is the resu
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Contrary to their appearance, polar bears are not white.
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Many governments have passed laws requiring that bicyclists must
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An engineering firm specializes in installing environmentally
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One of the most famous and influential music theorists of the latter
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Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman and philosopher in the fin
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High tax rates, not the new regulations on carbon emissions, are respo
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Many aspects of coral reefs remain puzzling to scientists. One mystery
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