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What Does 'Bread and Circuses' Mean?
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Ever felt a pang of guilt on, say, Election Day when you skipped the voting booth to go to dinner? The 'bread and circuses' concept of being pacified by food and entertainment - and forgoing civic duty - goes back to Roman times.
10 Famous Curses
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Everybody has bad days, but fortune seems to have it in for some people. You decide: Are these 10 infamous cases of bad luck coincidences or curses?
Who Invented Chess?
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Like many things, chess wasn't invented by one person but rather several people. Here's a short history of chess.
What was the first televised sporting event?
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What was the first televised sporting event? Visit HowStuffWorks to learn what the first televised sporting event was.
How the Cyr Wheel Works
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The Cyr wheel has taken the circus world by storm. Find out why hundreds of acrobats, gymnasts and street performers use the Cyr wheel in their acts.
How Settlers of Catan Works
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Settlers of Catan is a board game in which players compete to build settlements and accumulate resources. Learn how Settlers of Catan works at HowStuffWorks.
Sastrugi: Nature's Beautiful Speed Bumps
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Sastrugi are gorgeous snow formations found in the polar north, but they're also no fun to travel over.
Are You Smarter Than the Average Person?
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There's some things that are common knowledge, and other things that go way over the average person's head. See if you are smarter than your average Joe with this HowStuffWorks quiz!
How Juliane Koepcke Survived the Crash of LANSA Flight 508
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On Christmas Eve in 1971, a young woman's life changed forever when she found herself plummeting through the sky in the midst of a thunderstorm. That woman was Juliane Koepcke, the sole survivor of a tragic plane crash in the Peruvian rainforest.
Finland Is Definitely Happy, but Is It Part of Scandinavia?
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Named the happiest country in the world for the past three years in a row, Finland is considered a Nordic country. But is it part of Scandinavia?