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Lynn Fowler @lynnief (1203) • Australia 13 Apr 18

A little while ago I responded to a discussion about whether we would like to live in another century. I really believe we live at the best time in history, but it did set me thinking. Great as the 21st century is, there are a few...

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Any good mysteries to read?

Sajith @leenigme (37) 11 May 17

I am fresh out of books to read. Can anyone recommend good mystery books that you have personally read? 19th and 20th Century works are especially welcome.

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Look at these photographs

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 16 Feb 17

A French man named Albert Kahn aspired to show life in all forms as it were in the beginning of the 20th century. His aim was to photograph people from all over the world in all walks of life. These photos weren't meant to be...

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Lost in Last Century

Val @valmnz (17095) • New Zealand 6 Oct 15

I'm just taking a break while thinking about lunch. For the last hour or so I've been lost in last century, 1908 in fact. I'm trying to make sense of all the politics involved in the Council raising a loan for the local municipal...

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Nelson Mandela- A chapter ends on Wednesday.

Neeraj Kapur @nkkapur43 (1) • India 7 Dec 13

Nelson Mandela was the most respected, and probably the most loved of all world leaders in the late 20th century, and the most enduring of the heroes who emerged from the political convulsions of the 1980s. He personified the...

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Anyone who became a V6 fan because of Hiroshi in Ultraman Tiga?

EnslinPorter @EnslinPorter (1718) • Philippines 30 Aug 08

I always tell my story to fellow fans of how I became a V6 fan. It's always because of Hiroshi Nagano who played Daigo Madoka in Ultraman Tiga. It stunned me to see him singing in a music video. So I searched for his group, V6,...

When did you become a V6 fan and how?

EnslinPorter @EnslinPorter (1718) • Philippines 3 Aug 08

Hiroshi has been the reason why I became a V6 fan. It was in May 1999 when it all started. I was watching Ultraman Tiga on Philippine TV. After that, I switched the channel to JET TV. What I stumbled upon was an MTV of some...

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Mahatma Gandhi as the greatest man of 20th century?

gaganthe @gaganthe (90) • India 12 Jun 08

Do you think that Mahatma Gandhi as the greatest man of 20th century?

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Most underrated person

optimisticgrl23 @optimisticgrl23 (397) • United States 4 Jun 08

Who do you think is the most underrated person of the 20th century and why?

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Phillippine Election is still backward

edujccz @edujccz (929) • Philippines 17 May 07

I saw in the tv last night where a foreign observer with her comment that the election in the Philippines is still backward. It is shocking and shameful as a Filipino to hear such a comment. I too agree in their interpretation...

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If this is the "21'st Century"...

DuoMaxwell @DuoMaxwell (953) • United States 14 May 07

This is something I wanted to clear up for a long time. As I said, if this is the "21'st Century", then shouldn't this year, 2007, be actually this year "2107"? We're already in the future! I mean, there should be a "Century...

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Who do you believe has been the most influential person in the 20th century?

azriel @azriel (2107) • Philippines 10 Feb 07

20th century. We've witnessed a lot of advancement in our society. Destructive wars are waged, yet at the same time society advancement is on a fast track. Among all the great men, hero and villains alike, who is the most...

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Who were the five most famous and influential people of the 20th Century?

Carl Halling @CarlHalling (3617) • United Kingdom 18 Jan 07

Who were the famous five of the last century? Candidates could include...Sigmund Freud, Princess Diana, Martin Luther King, Elvis Presley, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, John Lennon...but who do you think were the five most famous and...

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Who Are Your 20th and 21st Century Heroes And Why?

suedarr @suedarr (2382) • Canada 5 Dec 06

This is just a brief listing of my own heroes and heroines of the 20th century, and why they are important to me. Believe me I could add so many more to this list. Rosa Parks She forever changed a nation for the better, and...

Was Albert Einstein A Space Alien?

Island_Geko @Island_Geko (3758) • Canada 29 Nov 06

One hundred years ago, Albert Einstein stunned physicists with his out-of-this-world ideas. Was Einstein not of this planet or born in th wrong century? Let me know what you feel and why?

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