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Can You Guess Which Artist Painted These Historic Paintings?
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The following are 50 of the world's most well-known paintings by the best artists in history. Are you able to name the artist from just an image of the famous painting? Take this quiz and find out!
What Did Albert Einstein Invent?
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Albert Einstein was one of history's greatest thinkers. Although he isn't really known as an inventor, his ideas formed the basis for some of the greatest inventions ever devised. Here are a few of the man's most revolutionary discoveries.
How Old Is Google?
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Who invented Google is explained in this article from HowStuffWorks. Find out who invented Google.
How Newton's Laws of Motion Work
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Newton's iconic laws of motion are at work all around you, whether you're watching an Olympic swimmer push off a pool wall or a batter hit a baseball. So what are they?
10 Things Lefties Do Better
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Although left-handed people were thought to be "sinister" or "unnatural" in previous eras, we now know that left-handedness is natural for 10 percent of the population. And it can have some advantages over right-handedness too.
How VINs Work
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Learn where to find your car's VIN, what the numbers mean, and how you can use VINs to help prevent theft, or learn about the history of a used car.
10 Child Prodigies
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Some kids have a lot of talent in music, art or math. Then there are those who are gifted beyond belief.
How Astrolabes Work
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Astrolabes are exquisitely crafted instruments that have hundreds of uses. Isn't it time you learned how to use this handy decoder of the sky?
How Parcheesi Works
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Parcheesi has delighted adults and kids for thousands of years. How can a simple game like Parcheesi be so fun?
Who Invented Chess?
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Like many things, chess wasn't invented by one person but rather several people. Here's a short history of chess.