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Design, Engineering & Technology

Blood, concrete, and dynamite: Building the Hoover Dam

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Social Studies

The dark history of Mount Rushmore

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Social Studies

How one of the most profitable companies in history rose to power

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Psychology

Can stereotypes ever be good?

650,432 Views

Science & Technology

Why do your jeans wear out so quickly?

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Social Studies

Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

2,487,336 Views

Social Studies

Why the US Army tried to exterminate the bison

1,659,073 Views

Social Studies

Ruby Bridges: The child who defied a mob and desegregated her school

490,665 Views

Literature & Language

The twins who tricked the Maya gods of death

2,039,315 Views

Literature & Language

The Norse myth that inspired “The Lord of the Rings”

3,056,837 Views

Science & Technology

The human back is a design disaster

1,625,438 Views

Social Studies

Why are scientists obsessed with the Black Sea?

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Social Studies

What happened to the lost Kingdom of Kush?

1,052,538 Views

Literature & Language

The surprising origins of the word “lesbian”

773,971 Views

Social Studies

The forgotten queen of Egypt

1,246,257 Views

The Arts

The secrets of the world’s most famous symphony

1,766,191 Views

Mathematics

The simplest math problem no one can solve

43,575,238 Views

Linguistics

What makes a language... a language?

806,167 Views

History

The rise and fall of the Lakota Empire

616,280 Views

Social Studies

The infamous overpopulation bet: Simon vs. Ehrlich

589,119 Views

Science & Technology

Why are we warm-blooded?

2,436,030 Views

Science & Technology

Is this the most successful animal ever?

520,036 Views

Social Studies

The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp

312,379 Views

History

The rise and fall of the Kingdom of Man

1,187,586 Views