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Do Backyard Chickens Make Eggcellent Pets?
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A lot of people are raising chickens on their own these days. Are these birds really all they're cracked up to be?
Meet the Trebuchet, the Castle-crushing Catapult of the Middle Ages
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Before the advent of gunpowder, enemy combatants used a powerful siege weapon called a trebuchet to forcefully launch projectiles - sometimes a large stone, a decapitated human head or a dead horse - at intended targets.
Does the Real Element 115 Have a Connection With UFOs?
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For decades Bob Lazar talked about a mysterious element 115 that could power alien spacecraft. People thought he was nuts, but scientists discovered element 115 in 2003. What can that element do?
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?
The Misrepresentation of 'Nosferatu' in Vampire Lore   Â
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Popularized in the novel 'Dracula' (1897) by Bram Stoker, and the film 'Nosferatu' in 1922, the word 'nosferatu' is largely considered to be an archaic Romanian word, synonymous with 'vampire.'
How Do Originalists Interpret the U.S. Constitution?
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Judge Amy Coney Barrett says her judicial philosophy is originalism, following in the footsteps of her mentor, Justice Antonin Scalia. What does that mean?
Tecumseh: The Driving Force Behind the Native American Confederacy
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Some consider Shawnee leader Tecumseh to be one of the most remarkable Native Americans in history. He stood not just for the Shawnee. He stood for all Native Americans.
Meet Hestia: The Martha Stewart of Greek Goddesses
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The goddess of the hearth, Hestia set the Greek bar for perfection in domesticity, hospitality, the family, the home and the state.e.
Were the Philistines Really Uncultured 'Philistines'?
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The Philistines often show up in the Bible as a ferocious tribe waging war on the Israelites. But what do we know of them from archaeology?
Why the Stamp Act Was Reviled in the American Colonies
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The British imposition of the Stamp Act in 1765 drew street demonstrations against the new law in the American colonies, resulting in its eventual repeal.