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How Financial Aid for Single Mothers Works
Financial aid for single mothers is available through the form of the federal Pell Grant. Learn about financial aid for single mothers.
Remembering Marshall Brain, Founder of HowStuffWorks
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The endless curiosity of Marshall Brain helped educate, inform and inspire countless students, entrepreneurs and web surfers for decades before Brain's death on November 20, 2024.
There's More Than One Way to Be Monogamous
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We all think we know what it means, but is it possible that monogamy is a bit more complicated than we think it is?
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?
Smallest Countries in the World
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Is it the country with the smallest land area? Or the fewest people? Either way, you get the same answer.
Point d'Alençon Lace Will Always Be the Queen of Lace
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Point d'Alençon Lace is a needlepoint lace that originated in Alençon, France. It's delicate and rare and takes years to master.
Did the Library of Alexandria Really Exist?
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We can easily picture a group of beard-and-toga geniuses hunched over scrolls inside a magnificent colonnaded hall. But what was the real Library of Alexandria like? And why do some scholars doubt its existence?
Supreme Court on the Brink of Ending Affirmative Action in College Admissions
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The court heard oral arguments Oct. 31, 2022, in two cases that could end the use of race as a factor in college admissions decisions.
How Book Banning Works
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Judy Blume, John Steinbeck and Maya Angelou are among the top 10 most challenged American authors. But to be challenged is not to be banned. What does it take to ban a book?
What Does It Mean When Someone Says 'That's Just Semantics'?
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In our modern vernacular, the phrase "that's just semantics" has somehow become shorthand to insinuate the speaker has argued something trivial or unimportant. But what does it really mean?