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Can You Identify These Barbie Careers From the Past Four Decades?
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Who you callin' a dumb blonde? Far from being just a pretty face, Barbie is a career girl at heart. Sure, she got her start as a model, but Barbie went on to find professional success in medicine, business, professional sports and STEM, not to mention several stints as an astronaut!
Causation vs. Correlation Explained With 10 Examples
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If you step on a crack, you'll break your mother's back. Surely you know this jingle from childhood. It's a silly example of a correlation with no causation. But there are some real-world instances that we often hear, or maybe even tell?
Marilyn Monroe's Early Life
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Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortensen in Los Angeles in 1926. How did this shy young girl end up as Hollywood's most iconic starlet?
How Stars Work
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When you look up at night and see thousands of stars, have you ever wondered what you are looking at? Learn what stars are and how they live and die!
What are the odds there is life in outer space?
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Are we alone? Jodie Foster's character in "Contact" didn't think so, and neither do the scientists who've been listening for an extraterrestrial message for decades.
How Mirrors Work
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Mirrors are explained in this article from HowStuffWorks. Learn about mirrors.
Can China control the weather?
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Weather control is being looked at by Chinese officials as a way of ensuring clear skies for the Olympic Games. Read about weather control methods.
How Nuclear Radiation Works
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Nuclear radiation can be extremely beneficial or extremely harmful -- it all depends on how it's used. Learn what nuclear radiation is all about.
20 Notable People Who Dropped Out of School
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These 20 people, including Thomas Edison, Princess Diana and Benjamin Franklin, achieved notable success in life, even after dropping out of school.
The 1982-1992 Pontiac Firebird
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The third-generation Pontiac Firebird emerged as America grew interested in performance cars again. Here, read about the 1982-1992 Pontiac Firebird.