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Can You Pass This Difficult Cursive Letters Test?
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As we've become reliant on typing, cursive is becoming a lost art. Whether you're a Pinterest-famous cursive writer extraordinaire or you can't remember the last time you hand wrote something, take this quiz to see how many cursive letters you know.
St. Peter's Basilica
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The great cathedral of the Vatican, St. Peter's Basilica, is Michelangelo's crowing architectural achievement. Read more about the building of it.
How HD Upconverters Work
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HDTVs, receivers and programming are more than enough for most of us to digest. But learn what the next phase, called "upconverting," will mean.
Research Center Seeks to Separate Ninja Fact From Fiction
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A new ninja research center opened in Japan. HowStuffWorks looks at the myth of the ninja and what the research center hopes to solve and study.
Kali: Goddess of Death and Rebirth in Hindu Tradition
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In Hinduism, Kali represents the vengeful feminine form of Vishnu, the protector of the universe. Vishnu, working in tandem with Brahma and Shiva, forms the primary cosmic governing body of the Hindu tradition, a triumvirate known as the Trimurti.
Who Made Fanta? Was It Really the Nazis' Favorite Soda?
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You probably know about Fanta, the brand of orange soda that's almost guaranteed to be on shelves somewhere in a 10-mile (16-km) radius of where you live. But you might not know that the question of who made Fanta has a shockingly shady answer.
5 Things You Didn't Know About 'Sesame Street'
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You and your kids may have grown up watching "Sesame Street" so you may think you know all there is to know about Big Bird at friends. But not so fast.
'The Nightmare Before Christmas' Quiz
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Tim Burton's wacky imagination came to life in this creepy and charismatic film. How well do you know "The Nightmare Before Christmas"?
Pantheon vs. Parthenon: What's the Difference?
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It's easy to confuse the Parthenon and the Pantheon. The names are so similar, and they're both ancient ruins. But despite those similarities, the two structures are very different.
The Druids: Philosophers, Politicians, Priests or Sorcerers?
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The Druids were a class of Celtic-speaking purveyors of magical and religious practice who inhabited northwestern Europe around 2,000 years ago, but almost everything we know about them is from secondhand sources.