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Top 5 Ways We'll Have Fun in 2050
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Predicting the future is a tricky business. We've long been promised flying cars and robot maids, only to be disappointed year after year. What might the crystal ball have in store for us in 2050?
The Great Flood: More Than a Myth?
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Many cultures have a flood myth -- an ancient story of a deluge that swallowed the Earth. So could a great flood really have happened, and how would we be able to tell?
What If We Ended War?
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Would we stick flowers in our hair and dance in the street? Or twiddle our thumbs and wonder what to do with all that new free time? Join us as we ponder a world without war.
How Sea Monsters Work
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Whether we live in fear of a kraken or the Leviathan, humans all around the globe have made sea monsters a part of their cultures. Is there a drop of truth to any of these widespread tall tales?
World History: Where Should the Teaching Timeline Start?
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The College Board wants AP World History courses to cover history material from the year 1450 on. HowStuffWorks looks at the pitfalls of the timeline.
King Cobra: A Venomous Snake's Diet and Mating Rituals
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The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the longest venomous snake in the world and is one of the few snake species to make a nest for its eggs.
Basic World Trivia Quiz
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The Earth has experienced violent destruction that left beautiful scars. Mountains, valleys, islands and rivers paint the planet we know as the Blue Marble. What do you know about the Earth and the world in which we live? Can you pass a basic world trivia quiz?
10 Types of Wasps: Fierce but Not Always Threatening
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Think all wasps are just angry insects looking to ruin your picnic? Think again. There are types of wasps that build nests underground, some that live in solitary splendor and others that are downright helpful to your garden.
White Rhinos Communicate via Massive Communal Poop Piles
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How do communal dung piles called midden help rhinoceroses communicate? Learn more in this HowStuffWorks article.
12 Freest Countries in the World, According to the HFI
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Everyone probably likes to imagine that they live in one of the freest countries in the world, but is "freedom" something that can even be quantified? Is there a definitive way to say that my country is more free than your country?