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How Barack Obama Works
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Barack Obama is a candidate who ran for president in the 2008 United States election. Learn about presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Can a Restrictive Covenant Be Removed From a Property?
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Restrictive covenants help enforce standards and uniformity in neighborhoods. But they can also ban you from building fences, adding a pool and even cutting down trees. So how can you get out a restrictive covenant?
Sticks, Stones and Knucklebones: The History of Dice
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Whether bone or stone, plastic or fuzz, dice have been rolled by people looking for a little luck in civilizations throughout recorded history.
10 False History 'Facts' Everyone Knows
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Lots of great stories from history we learned in school are just plain wrong. Here are 10 false history facts from HowStuffWorks.
Major Rivers Trivia Quiz
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Whether or not you get these questions right, "old man river keeps rolling along!" Do you know as much as you think you do about the world's biggest rivers? Put your knowledge to the test and see how well you do!
10 Forms of Online Harassment
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Online harassment seems to know no bounds, with new opportunities for meanness evolving all the time. Learn about 10 types of online harassment.
How does SETI home work?
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How does this SETI@home thing work? I keep hearing about it on the radio but no one really explains what's going on. What do extraterrestrials have to do with screen savers?
Ulysses S. Grant Was One of the Greatest Military Generals in U.S. History
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As the commanding general of the Union Army, Grant helped save the United States during the Civil War. But how was he as the 18th U.S. president?
Can the government read your private e-mails?
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Email is now protected from secret government searches thanks to a recent U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling. Read about this landmark email privacy ruling.
10 Ways to Be Tax Exempt
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It isn't easy to become tax exempt, but it sure can make April 15 less stressful. So what type of organization qualifies?