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  • 21riddle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English redels, ridel, from Old English rǣdelse opinion, conjecture, riddle; akin to Old English rǣdan to interpret more at read Date: before 12th century 1. a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a… …

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  • 22Earnshaw's theorem — states that a collection of point charges cannot be maintained in a stable stationary equilibrium configuration solely by the electrostatic interaction of the charges. This was first proven by Samuel Earnshaw in 1842. It is usually referenced to… …

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  • 23Shelby Foote — Infobox Writer name = Shelby Foote caption = birthdate = November 17 1916 birthplace = Greenville, Mississippi deathdate = death date and age|2005|6|27|1916|11|17 deathplace = Memphis, Tennessee occupation = Novelist, historian genre = movement …

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  • 24Fault mechanics — is a field of study that investigates the behavior of geologic faults. Behind every good earthquake is some weak rock. Whether the rock remains weak becomes an important point in determining the potential for bigger earthquakes.On a small scale,… …

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  • 25Paolo da Firenze — (Paolo Tenorista, Magister Dominus Paulas Abbas de Florentia ) (c. 1355 ndash; after September 20, 1436) was an Italian composer and music theorist of the late 14th and early 15th centuries, the transition from the musical Medieval era to the… …

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  • 26stumper — stump·er || stÊŒmpÉ™(r) n. person or thing that stumps; hard or puzzling question, difficult problem …

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  • 27stumpers — stump·er || stÊŒmpÉ™(r) n. person or thing that stumps; hard or puzzling question, difficult problem …

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  • 28the key to the riddle — the way in which to solve the puzzling question …

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  • 29poser — poser1 noun a person who poses; a poseur. poser2 noun a puzzling question or problem …

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  • 30stumper — noun informal 1》 a puzzling question. 2》 Cricket a wicketkeeper …

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