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Colorado’s Most Haunted Places: Where Spirits Still Linger
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Discover the most haunted places in Colorado, from ghostly hotels to eerie abandoned towns. Explore chilling paranormal stories and spine-tingling encounters!
Kate Warne: First Female Pinkerton Detective Thwarted Lincoln Assassination Attempt
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Kate Warne was bold enough to walk into the Pinkerton Agency in 1856 and step into her role as the first female detective in U.S. history.
Golden Gate Bridge Facts for Your Next Trivia Night
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Back in the 1930s, folks realized they needed a better way to cross the Golden Gate Strait between San Francisco and the Marin Headlands than by boat. Over eighty years later, the Golden Gate Bridge is the city's most prominent landmark.
New York City's Iconic Dakota Helped Gild the Gilded Age
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The Dakota is most famous as the apartment where former Beatle John Lennon lived and died, but it also played a key role in the evolution of New York City during the Gilded Age.
How Far Is Russia From Alaska?
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Sarah Palin never really said she could see Russia from her house. But how far is Russia from Alaska anyway? And can you see one country from the other?
10 Antique Toys That Still Look Like Fun
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Call them outdated or laud them for being 'vintage' but some toys just never go out of style. Learn about some fierce antique toys at HowStuffWorks.
Why was Executive Order No. 9981 so important?
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Executive Order 9981 mandated equality in the U.S. armed forces, putting groups like the Tuskegee Airmen in high demand. Read about Executive Order 9981.
Bobby Jones: How I Play Golf
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When Bobby Jones became the first to win the "Grand Slam" of golf in 1930, he became an overnight star (think Tiger Woods in argyle). He went on to create a series of instructional films in which he corrected the swings of stars like W.C. Fields and James Cagney. With those films now available on DVD, there is renewed interest in Jones' playing and teaching style. Learn about the instructional and technological innovations that went into the Bobby Jones golf series and how they relate to golf today.
The Surprisingly Radical History of Mother's Day
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Though Mother's Day seems to be filled with sweetness and light, it had a rather heavy origin, arising as a post-Civil War plea for peace.
5 Green Methods of Transporting Goods
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The transportation sector is the second largest producer of carbon dioxide emissions is the U.S. Is it possible to reduce emissions without stiffing the importing and exporting of goods? You'll discover the answer in this article.