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What Does 'Treason' Actually Mean?

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Though treason is the only crime mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, few know what the word actually means and fewer still have ever been indicted for it.

5 Foods That Can Change the Way You Smell

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Foods can change the way you smell -- gum and breath mints won't help. Take a look at five foods that change your smell.

Can You Score 27/35 On This Difficult American History Quiz?

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American history can be both intriguing and complicated at the same time. How well do you know your American history? Take this difficult quiz and find out!

The General Science Quiz

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You spent a lot of time sitting in science classes -- But do you remember any of what you learned, or did you forget it right after the test? Take this quiz to prove your general science IQ!

The America Quiz

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Land of the free and home of the brave, yes, that is the United States of America! But just how much do you really know about the USA?

Who Was John Calvin, and What Is Calvinism?

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John Calvin is best known for his doctrine of predestination, a controversial belief that continues to be popular in some churches. But what who was he, and what is predestination?

New York City's Iconic Dakota Helped Gild the Gilded Age

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The Dakota is most famous as the apartment where former Beatle John Lennon lived and died, but it also played a key role in the evolution of New York City during the Gilded Age.

5 Memoirs That Were Too Good to Be True

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The stories these memoirs told were gripping, shocking - and ultimately untrue. Were you taken in by any of these literary hoaxes?

How the Hays Code Censored Early Hollywood

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The Hays Code was a set of rules that stifled the American film industry for more than three decades. Was it just legal censorship?

Did the Library of Alexandria Really Exist?

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We can easily picture a group of beard-and-toga geniuses hunched over scrolls inside a magnificent colonnaded hall. But what was the real Library of Alexandria like? And why do some scholars doubt its existence?

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