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History

The rise and fall of the Lakota Empire

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Social Studies

The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp

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History

The rise and fall of the Kingdom of Man

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Social Studies

History's deadliest king

1,603,802 Views

Social Studies

The dark history of the Chinese Exclusion Act

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Social Studies

How one person saved over 2,000 children from the Nazis

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Social Studies

Why was India split into two countries?

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Social Studies

What few people know about the program that "saved" America

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Social Studies

A brief history of toilets

5,398,648 Views

Health

Ugly History: The U.S. Syphilis Experiment

632,011 Views

Social Studies

A day in the life of the Oracle of Delphi

1,231,179 Views

Literature & Language

The epic of Gilgamesh, the king who tried to conquer death

4,032,685 Views

Science & Technology

The woman who stared at the sun

2,223,409 Views

Social Studies

Run, sail, or hide? How to survive the destruction of Pompeii

2,580,280 Views

Social Studies

What really happened during the Attica Prison Rebellion

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Design, Engineering & Technology

How one design flaw almost toppled a skyscraper

876,631 Views

Literature & Language

Who decides what’s in the dictionary?

441,408 Views

Thinking & Learning

This tool will help improve your critical thinking

6,562,329 Views

Philosophy & Religion

A brief history of the devil

1,649,116 Views

Social Studies

Why every world map is wrong

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Philosophy & Religion

Ugly History: The Spanish Inquisition

1,639,471 Views

Social Studies

Who were Las Mariposas, and why were they murdered?

1,529,035 Views

Social Studies

Debunking the myth of the Lost Cause: A lie embedded in American history

2,565,658 Views

Science & Technology

Uncovering the brain's biggest secret

556,853 Views