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Did Nikita Khrushchev Really Bang His Shoe in Defiance at the U.N.?

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Ask many what they know about the man who succeeded Stalin and ruled the Soviet Union for a decade, and they'll tell you it's the shoe.

Color Wheel Theory: How to Talk About Color

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Modern color theory got its start with, believe it or not, Sir Isaac Newton, who also discovered a little thing called gravity and invented calculus.

Arrested Development Rapper Speech Helps Rehab Prisoners Through Music

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HowStuffWorks looks at a new documentary which follows rapper Speech Thomas of Arrested Development as he works with prison inmates to change lives.

Meet the Real Vampires of the Animal Kingdom

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HowStuffWorks explores hematophagy - the vampires of the animal world. And yes, these fish, birds and bats do need to eat blood to sustain life.

What Are Santa Ana Winds?

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These annual winds blow during Southern California's dangerous dry season, whipping up wildfires that can ravage thousands of acres.

How Manifest Destiny Stretched the U.S. From Sea to Shining Sea

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President James Polk put the philosophy of Manifest Destiny into action. HowStuffWorks looks at the ideology that helped create the United States.

7 'Facts' They Got Wrong in School About Christopher Columbus

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Did Christopher Columbus did he really prove the world was round? Did he think he had found a new continent? And how was he perceived back home?

Do All Scottish Families Have a Tartan?

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The kilt is synonymous with Scotland, but does that mean everyone with a Scottish surname has his or her own tartan?

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