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Beer Ads and Wild West Shows Hyped the Myth of Custer's Heroic 'Last Stand'

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Beer ads and wild west shows transformed 'Custer's Last Stand' into a mythical story of 'good' versus 'evil.'

What Rumi, the World's Most Popular Poet, Wants to Teach Us, 800 Years Later

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Rumi, the Sufi mystic and Persian poet wrote a staggering amount of verse, and is still widely influential and beloved to this day.

When Does Belief in a Conspiracy Theory Like QAnon Tip Into Addiction?

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About half of all Americans believe at least one conspiracy theory. But what's the difference between believing a theory and being addicted to it?

Who Is Papa Legba, the Vodou Link Between the Human and Spirit Worlds?

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Papa Legba is a figure that stands as a mysterious link between the human and spirit worlds in the religion of Vodou, but who is he and what's his story?

Who Was John Calvin, and What Is Calvinism?

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John Calvin is best known for his doctrine of predestination, a controversial belief that continues to be popular in some churches. But what who was he, and what is predestination?

Was an Evil Spirit Released When Japan's 'Killing Stone' Split in Half?

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When the "killing stone," or "Sesshō seki," split March 5, 2022, on the plains of Mount Nasu in Japan, was the devious spirit Tamamo-no-Mae released into the world to wreak havoc?

You've Seen 'Top Gun.' But What's the Real TOPGUN Program Like?

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Students at the actual TOPGUN school aren't as cocky as the characters in the movies, but the fictional version gets a lot of other things right.

Siberia's Batagaika Crater Just Keeps Growing, and That's Not Good

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It's known as the "Gateway to Hell" and while it might not actually get you there, what it will unleash if it keeps thawing could truly be hellish.

Just How Many Galaxies Are in the Universe?

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Galaxies are large systems of stars, gas, dust and dark matter that orbits a center and is bound by gravity. Learn about the characteristics of galaxies.

10 Famous Commencement Speeches

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Fellow graduates, as you go forward and seize the day, we pause to consider 10 less-clichéd and far more memorable commencement speeches.

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