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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

888,163 Views

Psychology

Can stereotypes ever be good?

651,138 Views

Science & Technology

Why do your jeans wear out so quickly?

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Social Studies

Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

2,487,488 Views

Social Studies

Why the US Army tried to exterminate the bison

1,659,522 Views

Social Studies

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

491,201 Views

Literature & Language

The twins who tricked the Maya gods of death

2,041,573 Views

Literature & Language

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

3,061,978 Views

Science & Technology

The human back is a design disaster

1,625,484 Views

Social Studies

Why are scientists obsessed with the Black Sea?

471,253 Views

Social Studies

What happened to the lost Kingdom of Kush?

1,053,222 Views

Literature & Language

The surprising origins of the word “lesbian”

774,168 Views

Social Studies

The forgotten queen of Egypt

1,246,637 Views

The Arts

The secrets of the world’s most famous symphony

1,766,700 Views

Mathematics

The simplest math problem no one can solve

43,603,051 Views

Linguistics

What makes a language... a language?

806,589 Views

History

The rise and fall of the Lakota Empire

617,100 Views

Social Studies

The infamous overpopulation bet: Simon vs. Ehrlich

589,314 Views

Science & Technology

Why are we warm-blooded?

2,439,218 Views

Science & Technology

Is this the most successful animal ever?

520,240 Views

Social Studies

The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp

312,724 Views

History

The rise and fall of the Kingdom of Man

1,187,985 Views