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5 Facts About Persephone, Queen of the Underworld
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Persephone, the wife of Hades, lived one-third of the year in the Underworld with him and the other two-thirds of the year on Earth with her mother, Demeter. Pomegranate seed, anyone?
12 Sunflowers Facts for Beginner Gardeners
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Sunflowers are incredibly tough and can be grown in almost any soil. Plus, it's hard not to smile when you see a field of these bright yellow rays.
Slavery Under Another Name: What Were the Black Codes?
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The Emancipation Proclamation may have signified the formal end of slavery. But the newly enacted Black Codes effectively re-enslaved thousands of Black people.
How the Salton Sea Became an Eco Wasteland
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The Salton Sea, California's largest inland lake, and the area that surrounds it - once hotspots for tourism and wildlife - have essentially become ghost towns. The lake's evaporation has now become a ticking ecological time bomb with real world consequences.
10 Factors That Affect Your Life Insurance Premium
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How much you pay for life insurance can vary on many different factors, including your age, gender and your favorite hobbies. HowStuffWorks explains.
Can you match the hit song to its decade?
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Music is universal, and many songs have come out over the years that have become important to entire generations of people. Test your musical chops and see if you know when the hits came out with this HowStuffWorksQuiz!
How Well Do You Know "Les Miserables"?
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"Les Miserables" is a world-famous novel, Broadway show and film with fans across the globe. Test your Les Miz IQ with this revolutionary HowStuffWorks quiz!
How Ben Franklin Helped Ignite the Jersey Devil Hysteria
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Founding father Benjamin Franklin is partially to blame for the legend of the Jersey Devil. Here's the strange story of this folklore beast.
Robert the Doll: Serious Nightmare or Innocent Child's Toy?
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Robert the Doll, with his pockmarked face and little sailor suit, could scare the bejesus out of anyone, but what's the truth behind the stories of his mischief?
Why North Sentinel Island Is Off-limits to All Visitors
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For centuries, colonizers, missionaries and anthropologists have attempted to make contact with the residents of North Sentinel Island. But outsiders have learned the hard way that, even today, the Sentinelese just want to be left alone.