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Bass Reeves: Baddest Marshal in the Old West, Original 'Lone Ranger'

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Over his three-decade career, Bass Reeves arrested more than 3,000 individuals and survived countless skirmishes with armed outlaws. In short, he was a real frontier hero.

You're Definitely a Kid of the '90s if You Played POGs

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Before there was Pokemon, there were POGs. This little round disc game was all the rage on playgrounds across the globe. Even Bart Simpson played. Did you?

What Is the Serenity Prayer and Who Wrote It?

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This short four-line prayer is one of the best-known in the world. But who wrote it and how did it come to be associated with AA?

'My Brother's Keeper': Cain, Abel and the World's First Sibling Rivalry

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Cain and Abel are depicted in the Bible as the first pair of brothers and also the first case of murder on Earth. But what does the story really mean?

How Religion and Anti-regulatory Bias Birthed a $36 Billion Supplement Industry

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Supplements promise the moon - lose weight, end depression, stop smoking, sleep better, get young again! The supplement industry grew to massive proportions by offering up perfection in a pill.

Is It Time to Redefine the Four Seasons of the Year?

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The four seasons experienced by Earth's midlatitude regions are being gradually altered by global warming - but a climate expert says they won't completely go away.

Can you guess how much these everyday items used to cost?

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Thanks to the relentless march of inflation, prices of everything, from housing to a gallon of milk, continue to rise over time. People living in decades past had to pinch pennies and stretch dollars to afford necessities or splurge on a taste of luxury, just like modern families. Take our quiz to see if you can guess how much everyday items cost in days past!

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