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How College Football Crowns Its Champ

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The NCAA scrapped the Bowl Championship Series in favor of a playoff system. But does it truly crown a national champion in college football?

Why Is 'Intersectionality' So Controversial?

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Critics have charged that intersectionality has fostered a sort of 'oppression Olympics.' But that wasn't what was intended originally.

African King Mansa Musa Was Even Richer Than Jeff Bezos, Some Say

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In the 1300s, Mali's Mansa Musa set out for Mecca with an entourage of 60,000 people bearing thousands of pounds of gold. So, where did all that gold come from? And what would that be worth today?

Unraveling the Romanticized Story of Pocahontas

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History has twisted the story of Pocahontas into one of a mythical woman who saved John Smith, converted to Christianity and married an Englishman. The truth, however, isn't so rosy.

Black Men Were Cowboys Before It Was Cool

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In the early 18th century, Black cowboys were the only cowboys in the West. That's because white men didn't want to do the work. We're telling their story.

Racketeering Isn't Just a Crime for Mobsters

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Racketeering didn't exist as a crime before 1970. So what is it and why was the Mafia instrumental in its creation?

How Galileo Fought the Catholic Church and Became the First Superstar Scientist 

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Galileo Galilei made breakthroughs in physics and astronomy. Along the way, he fought for intellectual freedom and became the first celebrity scientist.

Mitsuye Endo: The Woman Who Took Down Executive Order 9066

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Mitsuye Endo was the plaintiff in the landmark lawsuit that led to the closing of the U.S. Japanese internment camps. HowStuffWorks tells her story.

5 Polar Expeditions That Went Disastrously Wrong

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Hundreds of explorers tried to locate the Northwest Passage. Many of those attempts ended badly. HowStuffWorks looks at five.

Is a Rooster a Chicken? Can a Chicken Become a Rooster?

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Spontaneous sex reversal in chickens is pretty rare, but it does happen. Find out how Miss Lucille became Mr. Lucille.

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