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How Air Force One Works

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Air Force One is the most amazing private jet in the world -- a flying White House complete with a gym! Take a tour.

Top 5 Most Popular Guns - and Why

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Whether they're antique rifles or modern handguns and shotguns, firearms are popular in the United States. So which pieces are people packing?

Project MKUltra: When the CIA Tested LSD on Unsuspecting Americans

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CIA obtained LSD for experimental purposes -- CIA operatives tested LSD on unsuspecting Americans in the 1950s. Read about the CIA and LSD in the 1950s.

How Ninja Work

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Get a load of this: ninja fact, ninja fiction, and some of the most clever, terrifying weapons used by the shadowy mercenaries of ancient Japan. Find out the true story of the ninja.

A New Frontier: The 12 Best Modern Western Films

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Hollywood was built upon the foundation laid down by the Western film genre and after fading in popularity during the late twentieth century, Westerns have quietly seen a resurgence. The golden era of 50s/60s Western films produced some of the greatest films of all time, many of which made our list of The 10 Greatest Westerns of All-Time. As it turns [...] The post A New Frontier: The 12 Best Modern Western Films appeared first on Goliath.

Harpers Ferry Has a Complex and Dizzying History

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Harpers Ferry is known as the spot where John Brown launched his disastrous slave rebellion. But why was it also a transportation and ammunitions powerhouse?

Were people vying to become slaves in the Ottoman Empire?

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Some Ottoman slaves were volunteers, believe it or not. Read about the devsirme system and the appeal of becoming an Ottoman slave.

How Flying Humvees Will Work

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How will flying Humvees work? Read about the Pentagon's plans to make Humvees fly at HowStuffWorks.

Why the Massive Maginot Line Failed to Stop Hitler

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After WWI, the French built a fortress of bunkers at its borders to stop another German invasion. But the Maginot Line has come to have a second meaning as a bad defense strategy.

How Robert the Bruce, Inspired by a Spider, Won Scottish Independence

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Brazenly ambitious, he became king of Scotland and won independence from the despised English to become a legendary figure of Scottish national pride.

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