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What Is a Fiduciary Financial Adviser?
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We've got four questions that smart investors need to ask a financial adviser before putting him or her in charge of their investments.
Jerry Lawson Forever Changed the Video Game Industry
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If you're a gamer, you've got Jerry Lawson to thank for inventing the first commercial home video game console with interchangeable game cartridges.
Meet the Trebuchet, the Castle-crushing Catapult of the Middle Ages
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Before the advent of gunpowder, enemy combatants used a powerful siege weapon called a trebuchet to forcefully launch projectiles - sometimes a large stone, a decapitated human head or a dead horse - at intended targets.
How Well Do You Remember the Twilight Movies?
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The Twilight Saga is the brainchild of a dream Stephenie Meyer had about a girl who fell in love with a vampire. Hop on our back, spider monkey, and take the quiz now!
Scientists Make History by Growing Plants in Soil From Moon
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University of Florida scientists used lunar soil collected during Apollo 11, 12 and 17 missions to successfully grow plants from seed. It's a first in human history and could help future space colonists grow food on the moon.
Can the Government See Which Websites I Visit?
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HowStuffWorks looks at the extent to which the U.S. government conducts surveillance on its citizens and the role of Edward Snowden.
How Chevrolet Corvair Works
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The Chevrolet Corvair was initiated in 1956 and was the brainchild of Chevy chief engineer Edward N. Cole. Learn about this ill-fated Chevy.
Meghan Markle Is Not the First British Royal With African Heritage
Although there's been a lot of talk about Meghan Markle being the first mixed race person to marry into the British royal family, historians say that's not really true.
Do Babies Have Kneecaps?
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Babies' kneecaps are said to be a myth. But without bony kneecaps, how do toddlers get around? Learn about babies' kneecaps and how baby bones grow.
Why E.O. Wilson Was Called the 'Darwin of the 21st Century'
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Edward Osborne "E.O." Wilson never grew out of his "bug period" as a child and, as a result, became one of the world's foremost experts on the subject of ants.