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What Is the Rosetta Stone and Why Is the Artifact Important?

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Hieroglyphics used to be a language that no one -- Egyptian or otherwise -- could decipher. With the help of the Rosetta Stone, that all changed.

Can a car run on nuclear power?

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Is it possible to make a nuclear-powered car? Learn more about the first nuclear powered car and how we can use nuclear power plant technology.

What are the world's rarest diseases?

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The world's rarest diseases may affect few people or may exist solely in a lab. Learn about the world's rarest diseases and what makes a disease rare.

Paintings by Georges Seurat

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Georges Seurat's pioneering, structural approach to painting came to be known as Neo-Impressionism. Learn about the life and career of Georges Seurat.

It's a Small World, and It's Wiping Out Languages

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Thousands of languages are threatened with extinction. Learn more about vanishing languages at HowStuffWorks.

8 Terrifying Real Life Cults

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In the general sense, a cult is a group of people who come together with a set of unified beliefs and practices. Most of the time, the common values are fanatical views of religion and culture that tend to isolate one particular ideal or standard and then place it above all else. But what separates cults from [...] The post 8 Terrifying Real Life Cults appeared first on Goliath.

What's an establishing shot?

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In film, an establishing shot defines setting. Learn more about the cinematographic hallmark at HowStuffWorks.

The Messy Legacy of the Columbus Day Holiday

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As more states are swapping Columbus Day celebrations for Indigenous Peoples' Day observances, does Columbus Day still have any relevance?

The Conch Is an Endangered Sea Snail That Needs Your Help

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Before collecting that conch shell, learn how over-harvesting for meat and souvenirs has endangered conch populations and what you can do to help their survival.

How Animal Domestication Works

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Animal domestication happened long ago. Find out which animals were domesticated first and why animals were domesticated at all.

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