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Why the Ghost of Andrew Jackson Haunts the Modern U.S. Presidency
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Andrew Jackson seems to resonate particularly with Donald Trump. HowStuffWorks looks at what the two presidents have in common and where they differ.
10 Cretaceous Animals That Weren't Dinosaurs
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The dinos hog all the Cretaceous headlines. Do you have any idea what else scurried, hopped and otherwise cruised around Earth before the K-T mass extinction?
What Is the History of Hybrid Cars?
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The history of hybrid cars is more detailed than you might think. Learn more about the history of hybrid cars at HowStuffWorks.
How Yahtzee Works
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Yahtzee is a game that mixes the strategy of poker and rolling of dice. HowStuffWorks explains how to play and how to win Yahtzee.
Alternative Medicines for Cancer
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Alternative medicines for cancer include nutritional therapy, mind/body medicine, and oxygen therapy. Learn to treat cancer with alternative medicine.
The Biewer Terrier Just Became the AKC's Latest Breed
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As the 197th breed to be recognized by the AKC, the Biewer terrier is popping up on the radar of dog lovers everywhere.
Why are objects in the side-view mirror closer than they appear?
"Objects in mirror are closer than they appear." That little line appears so often and in so many contexts, it's almost lost all meaning -- but why is it there, and what does physics have to do with it?
The Legacy of African American Spirituals in Today's Gospel and Blues Music
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Gospel and blues music and songs of the civil rights movement have roots in slave spirituals, songs of sorrow, but jubilation at the idea of freedom.
How the Seneca Falls Convention Kicked Off the U.S. Women's Rights Movement
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The meeting of a group of abolitionist activist women at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848 became the starting point for the women's rights movement in the U.S.
Meet Florence Kelley: Labor Reformer, Abolitionist and Co-founder of the NAACP
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Grateful that U.S. law ensures decent working conditions and children go to school instead of working in mines? Thank Florence Kelley and her father.