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10 Famous Native Americans
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America's history begins with the Native Americans and the English settlers they encountered. Read our list of Native American leaders and heroes.
15 Famous Rhodes Scholars
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Each year about 103 students earn a Rhodes scholarship to study at the University of Oxford. Learn about some of the most famous Rhodes scholars, including Bill Clinton, transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg and journalist Ronan Farrow.
Famous First Lines in Movies Quiz
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A movie's opening lines can make or break the entire film. How much do you know about these famous first lines?
Which Famous Superhero Are You?
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Over the years, we've been introduced to many superheroes, some more popular than the others. So which famous superhero are you? Only this quiz will give you a true answer.
Which Famous General Are You?
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History produced generals with talents as diverse as the eras, cultures and nations they came from. Every general had their unique strengths and talents, tools they used on the battlefield bringing them victory or defeat. Take this quiz, and we'll tell you which famous general you are!
10 Famous Commencement Speeches
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Fellow graduates, as you go forward and seize the day, we pause to consider 10 less-clichéd and far more memorable commencement speeches.
10 Famous Paranormal Hoaxes
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Crop circles. Alien autopsies. Time travelers. These are just some of the paranormal phenomena that people have believed in but were later found to be hoaxes. Often, even when someone admitted to making it up, that didn't stop the true believers.
Trigger and Lucille: The Famous Guitars Quiz
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Many of guitars owned by rock stars have achieved legendary status in their own right. Take this HowStuffWorks quiz and learn why.
Which Famous Boxer Are You?
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The sport of boxing has been around since the days of Alexander. It is a sport where people who really quite like each other can beat each other bloody, and where long running feuds between hated rivals can end in a violent confrontation. Boxing has produced some fascinating figures, but which one are you?
What were Nikola Tesla's famous inventions?
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Nikola Tesla was a pretty cool guy. Companies and rock bands have been named for him, and he pops up in Hollywood movies regularly. Not bad for one of history's greatest inventors. But what did he do to earn his fame? Here are some of Tesla's standout inventions.