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Can You Finish These Nursery Rhymes?
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Nursery rhymes are loved around the world by children and adults alike, but how well do you know them? Test your knowledge with this HowStuffWorks quiz!
Flyting Words: The Medieval Origins of the Insult Rap Battle
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Flyting, which was essentially a verbal contest of poetic abuse, was public entertainment in the 15th and 16th centuries. Think of it as the rap battle of medieval times.
Shakespeare Wrote in Iambic Pentameter. But What Is That?
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William Shakespeare and Geoffrey Chaucer used iambic pentameter in their works of literature. But what is iambic pentameter and how can you spot it?
The Surprising Controversy Behind 'Mary Had a Little Lamb'
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HowStuffWorks looks into who actually wrote 'Mary Had a Little Lamb.' And what car icon Henry Ford had to do with it.
What Are the 12 Days of Christmas?
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Have you ever caught yourself singing the "Twelve Days of Christmas" and wondered what geese, doves and milk maids have to do with the holiday?
Two Truths and a Lie: The Bible Quiz
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Wait, should we be lying about the Good Book? Hey, it's for a good cause: Take our quiz, and you'll come out with a better understanding of what's in the Bible and what's not. Honest!
If You Can't Stand the Heat: Cooking Quiz
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You may be a whiz in the kitchen, but just how well-versed are you when it comes to the art of cooking? Test your culinary prowess with this cooking quiz.
Can You Get More Than 11 Right on This Challenging Bible Quiz?
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This Bible quiz is so hard, that we challenge you to just score 11 questions! Get more than that sacred number right, and you're destined for greatness. But first, prove your intricate understanding of the divine wisdom we present before your don the crown!
The Sun Spider Is an Arachnid but Not an Actual Spider
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The sun spider is known for its great speed and powerful jaw. Oddly enough, sun spiders, which are also called wind scorpions or camel spiders, are neither spiders nor scorpions. They belong to the order Solifugae, a group of fast-moving, highly specialized arachnids.
How Operation Plowshare Worked
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How to go from a Bible verse to carving canals with nukes in just a few easy steps - almost. Learn how operation plowshare worked at HowStuffWorks.