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Can You Crush This General Knowledge Quiz?
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From classic films to literature to American history, how well do you know basic trivia? Test your knowledge and perhaps learn something new with this general knowledge quiz!
How Foreclosures Work
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Foreclosures happen when you're unable to pay the mortgage on your home. Learn how foreclosure works and ways to avoid it.
Can You Name All 35 Famous Works of Literature From a Description?
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Literature gives us a record of how humans have processed the joys and griefs of existence over the ages. How much of the record have you read? Let's test your knowledge of human experience with this quiz!
What's Mutual Assured Destruction?
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Mutual assured destruction was the principle behind Cold War military strategy. Learn about mutual assured destruction and its violent implications.
How Horoscopes Work
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Astrology holds that the relative positions of stars and planets have influence over the lives of human beings. Believers call it a science, while non-believers call it nonsense. Learn the basics of astrology.
How Biodegradation Additives Work
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Plastic's handy, hardy stuff, but we don't want to leave piles of old forks and water bottles for future generations to trip over. Can special additives that break down plastics faster save the day?
10 Ways to Stop a Killer Asteroid
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Killer asteroids are all fun and games -- until they're headed for earth. Luckily, scientists have come up with 10 ways to stop a killer asteroid.
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?
Typhoid Mary Was the Original Super Spreader
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Mary Mallon was an Irish immigrant working as a cook in New York. She was a carrier of typhoid fever, but was she really a ruthless murderer?
What's the difference between a flat tax and a fair tax?
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The flat tax and fair tax are two suggestions people have made for reforming the tax code. Learn more about flat tax and fair tax.