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How Sailing Works
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Sailing has been a popular recreational sport since the 17th century. Learn about different types of sailing, sailing terms and sailing safety.
What's a shark's "yummy hum"?
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A yummy hum is a sound that dying fish emit -- it's like a dinner bell to a shark. Read about the theory of the yummy hum and how it beckons sharks.
How Rummikub Works
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Rummikub is a mix of rummy and tile-based games like mahjong and dominoes. Think you can be the first to yell out 'Rummikub'?
Amelia Earhart Was Way More Than a Famous Aviator Who Disappeared
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Today she is best known for her disappearance, but Amelia Earhart was a pioneering aviatrix as well as a fashion designer and feminist.
Thought Experiment: What Would a World Without Guns Be Like?
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Would populations boom and violence cease? Or would humans and human nature essentially remain the same?
What Was the First War?
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Did humans invent war out of necessity, or was it invented purely to take advantage of someone else? Find out why we invented war in this article.
5 of History's Most Cunning Con Artists
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You think you'd never fall for a conman's (or conwoman's) shtick. But so did many of the victims of these five con artists. What scams did they pull off?
10 Black Friday Horror Stories
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Americans seem to go crazy when picking up electronics at big discounts over holidays. Read 10 horrifying true-life tales that happened on Black Friday.
10 Weirdest Failed Constitutional Amendments
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Think you have an original idea for a Constitutional amendment? Are you sure it hasn't been brought up one of the other 11,000 times?
9 Halloween Attractions That Went Too Far
Can a Halloween attraction be sued for being too scary? It's already happened. When else did attractions get out of control - at least for some visitors?