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The Blue-footed Booby Dance Gets the Girl Every Time

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The blue-footed booby is known as much for its comical mating dance as for its intensely colored blue feet.

Do You Remember These Old Canadian TV Shows?

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Canadian TV is known for being creative and for showing off the beauty of the country. Think you've watched enough of it to recognize a show from a screenshot? Find out by taking this quiz!

How a Teenage Sacagawea Guided the Lewis and Clark Expedition Into Immortality

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Sacagawea, at around 16 or 17, guided the Lewis and Clark expedition thousands of miles from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean, and became a legend.

9 Fascinating Facts About Julius Caesar, 'Dictator for Perpetuity'

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The Roman general and statesman's romantic exploits and bloody betrayal were juicy enough to fuel two different Shakespeare plays. We find out more.

Why is habeas corpus important?

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Habeas corpus means "you have the body" and is an important civil right, even if it sounds archaic. Learn how habeas corpus works.

Who Invented the Internet?

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At one time, sharing files between computers meant carrying a box of punch cards from one machine to another. The Internet changed all that, but who's responsible for creating this network of networks?

Why Is Biodiversity Important for Ecosystems?

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Biodiversity means rainforests and reefs teeming with species right? There's more to it than that though. Genetic diversity has a big role to play, too. Just ask that cheetah cub.

Bayes' Theorem Helps Us Nail Down Probabilities

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Bayes' theorem describes the probability of an event, based on prior knowledge of conditions that might be related to the event. Sounds intimidating, but we'll walk you through it.

Why Do Americans Pay Taxes on April 15?

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To U.S. taxpayers, April 15 comes with lots of scrambling and sweating to send some cash or paperwork to the IRS. But why does Tax Day fall on that particular date? And why is it on April 18 sometimes?

What was the impact of the Age of Enlightenment?

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What was the impact of the Age of Enlightenment? Read about the impact and after-effects of the Enlightenment Age.

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