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Design, Engineering & Technology

How the Suez Canal changed the world

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Philosophy & Religion

The dark history of zombies

962,547 Views

Social Studies

History vs. Tamerlane the Conqueror

888,850 Views

Philosophy

How do you know you’re not dreaming?

613,495 Views

Psychology

What it's like to be a parent in a war zone - Aala El-Khani

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Science & Technology

How pigeons took over the world

639,023 Views

Social Studies

Why are US cities still so segregated?

442,184 Views

Social Studies

The history of the Ukraine-Russia crisis explained

28,557,157 Views

Design, Engineering & Technology

Building the impossible: Golden Gate Bridge

791,104 Views

Social Studies

The dark history of the overthrow of Hawaii

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Thinking & Learning

Can you outsmart the fallacy that divided a nation?

742,274 Views

Visual Arts

Why is the Mona Lisa so famous?

2,227,064 Views

Design, Engineering & Technology

Blood, concrete, and dynamite: Building the Hoover Dam

994,810 Views

Social Studies

The dark history of Mount Rushmore

802,414 Views

Social Studies

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

874,230 Views

Psychology

Can stereotypes ever be good?

626,304 Views

Social Studies

Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

2,481,012 Views

Social Studies

Why the US Army tried to exterminate the bison

1,608,301 Views

Social Studies

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

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Social Studies

Why are scientists obsessed with the Black Sea?

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Social Studies

What happened to the lost Kingdom of Kush?

1,010,684 Views

Literature & Language

The surprising origins of the word “lesbian”

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Social Studies

The forgotten queen of Egypt

1,216,749 Views

The Arts

The secrets of the world’s most famous symphony

1,742,314 Views