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What Rumi, the World's Most Popular Poet, Wants to Teach Us, 800 Years Later

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Rumi, the Sufi mystic and Persian poet wrote a staggering amount of verse, and is still widely influential and beloved to this day.

How Foreign Tax Credits Work

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If you made money outside of the U.S., you might be interested in reducing your tax burden. Learn more about foreign tax credits at HowStuffWorks.

The Secrets and Science Behind Starling Murmurations

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Starlings are short and thick, with dark feathers and long, pointy bills. Collectively, however, they transform into something else entirely.

Apollo 11 Put the First Men on the Moon. What About Missions 12-17?

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You know Apollo 11. But what did the other Apollo missions accomplish after Neil Armstrong made his giant leap for mankind?

Before Earhart, There Was Aviation Trailblazer Bessica Raiche

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She was the first woman to ever flew an airplane, and even helped build them. HowStuffWorks tells the rest of Bessica Raiche's incredible legacy.

How Atlanta's Cyclorama Was Used to 'Spin' the Civil War

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After the Civil War, the U.S. was still divided. HowStuffWorks talked to experts about how a monumental piece of art was used to rewrite the narrative.

How Hercules Totally Nailed His 12 Labors

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HowStuffWorks counts down the 12 labors of Hercules, assigned to him by Hera, the wife of his father Zeus, as repentance for murdering his family.

Do You Know the Most Famous Dates in History?

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We aren't talking about your 10th-grade prom date. Instead, we want to know if you recall the events that changed the entire world. Do you know these famous dates?

Can You Name the Movie with Only One Clue?

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Over the years there have been many iconic films that changed the world forever, but how well do you know them? See if you can guess famous films from a single clue with this HowStuffWorks quiz!

William Walker: The American Mercenary Who Named Himself President of Nicaragua

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Before being executed in 1860 for his misadventures, William Walker, known as a 'filibuster,' raised a private army and briefly installed himself as the president of Nicaragua.

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