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10 Amazing Green Cities
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Sure, the Emerald City looked green, but you won't need green-tinted glasses to see how environmentally friendly the cities on this list are. What makes a city amazingly green?
How Circumcision Works
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Circumcision is a common medical practice in many places, but where did the tradition of circumcision even come from? Should we rethink circumcisions?
Did the Dutch really trade Manhattan for nutmeg?
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Did the Dutch really trade New Netherland for nutmeg? Find out why nutmeg was more valuable than Manhattan.
Test Your Knowledge of the Industrial Revolution
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Test your knowledge of what went down during the age of expanding landscapes, incredible innovation and the ultimate shift in life as people knew it.
Can You Complete These Nursery Rhymes?
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Do you know how much the hot cross buns cost? What about what Little Bo-Peep lost? If so, you probably grew up on a steady diet of Mother Goose nursery rhymes. See how well you remember them all with this quiz!
Aspic: There's Just Something About That Jiggle
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Aspic might not be the most crave-worthy of culinary creations, but it does inspire a sort of cultlike devotion among ardent supporters.
Pantheon vs. Parthenon: What's the Difference?
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It's easy to confuse the Parthenon and the Pantheon. The names are so similar, and they're both ancient ruins. But despite those similarities, the two structures are very different.
The Druids: Philosophers, Politicians, Priests or Sorcerers?
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The Druids were a class of Celtic-speaking purveyors of magical and religious practice who inhabited northwestern Europe around 2,000 years ago, but almost everything we know about them is from secondhand sources.
Molasses: The Sticky Story of a Dark and Syrupy Sweetener
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The wonderfully thick, dark syrup called molasses has been used in cooking for centuries and is still prized around the world today for its smokey sweetness.
Corduroy: The Vintage Fabric That Always Makes a Comeback
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HowStuffWorks looks at the roots of corduroy fabric, how to care for it and how it has evolved.