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How Knights Work

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Knights were medieval warriors that were highly trained from a young age. Learn about knights and the process of training to become a medieval knight.

20 Words You Should Learn if You Play Scrabble

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Which words should you keep in your Scrabble arsenal? Learn 20 of the best words to use to rack up the points.

Do You Know the Meaning of These Medieval Words?

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Huzzah, serfs and vassals! If you know your bevor from your bodkin, we have a challenge for you. See if you can impress your friends at the Renaissance faire by acing this medieval words quiz!

Narwhals Caught on Video Using Their Tusks to Hunt

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It's the first evidence researchers have of the whales using their 'unicorn horns' to capture prey. Watch the footage at HowStuffWorks.

Knight

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Knights, in the Middle Ages, were warrior horsemen. A knight was called Sir, and was usually of a noble or a genteel family.

How Duels Work

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Pistols at dawn! The challenge is issued. To turn it down would leave you marked a coward for life. You meet at the chosen spot. You could be severely wounded or killed today. Why is all this happening? Because you made fun of his hat.

If We Give You a Capital, Can You Give Us the Right State?

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These are the cities where state governments reside, laws are passed, and the future of a state gets determined. Sure, some of them might sound familiar, but do you know in which state each of these capitals can be found?

Ridiculous History: That Time Wine Flowed Out of the Taps

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Every year, a fountain in Marino, Italy, flows with wine. Learn about the unexpected 'miracolo' at La Sagra dell'Uva di Marino.

Which Medieval Knight Are You?

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Want to know how fascinated people are with medieval times? We made a restaurant chain called that. Want to know which medieval knight you would have been if you were around back then? Sharpen that sword and let's find out!

Can drones replace fighter jets?

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Military types are looking to drones to fly the deadly skies.

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