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The Man Behind the Legend Who Is Sitting Bull
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Sitting Bull is one of the most famous Native Americans in history. And he's way more than just the Lakota warrior he's known for.
Why Was Phrenology All the Rage in Victorian Times?
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Phrenology, the belief that you could determine personality from the shape of someone's skull, was so popular in the Victorian era that phrenology parlors sprang up all over Europe and America. But the trend was soon debunked.
Murder! Money! Power! Art! Meet the Medici Family
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This wealthy banking dynasty of Florence rubbed shoulders with Michelangelo, Botticelli and Galileo. How did they get so wealthy and powerful? And how did they lose it all?
Static Electricity Can Cause Way More Than a Bad Hair Day
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Static electricity happens when there's an imbalance between negative and positive charges in an object. It's when those charges get released that we feel that infamous spark.
5 Cool Cats in the Wild
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When we think of cats in the wild, we most likely think of lions and tigers. But there so many more. HowStuffWorks looks at five super-cool wild cats.
What Makes Bog Bodies Different From Desert Mummies?
What makes peat bogs so perfect at preserving human remains? We look at what's behind these waterlogged areas of decaying plant matter.
7 Reasons Alexander the Great Was, Well, Great
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HowStuffWorks looks at the life and legacy of legendary Greek ruler Alexander the Great.
The Defense Production Act Was Designed for Emergencies Like Coronavirus
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President Truman signed it into law in 1950 and it's been invoked many times since. Should President Donald Trump use it to help health care workers?
Beloved Movies That Take Place At Christmas Time
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Well, it's that time of year again. Time for the airwaves to be flooded with Christmas movies. From It's A Wonderful Life and A Christmas Carol to Elf, Home Alone and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, each year at this time, the same movies that are deemed to be classics of the Christmas genre are shown [...] The post Beloved Movies That Take Place At Christmas Time appeared first on Goliath.
Can You Guess the Famous Commercial From a Quote?
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Do you know which cereal goes "Snap! Crackle! Pop!"? What about which coffee brand America runs on? If you're an expert on commercials, you'll find that this quiz is good to the last drop!