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How the Ritchie Boys, Secret Refugee Infiltrators, Took on the Nazis

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The Ritchie Boys, many of them Jewish refugees, trained in the U.S. and returned to Europe to help defeat Hitler and the Nazis.

Railroad Expansion

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The railroad expansion of the middle and late 1800s changed America forever. Read more about the westward expansion of railroads.

Ridiculous History: Vitamin Donuts Were a Thing?

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A company marketed doughnuts as healthy and full of vitamins. Read the article to learn more about the vitamin doughnuts of the 1940s.

Quodpot or Quidditch? Wizarding Worlds Aren't All the Same

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The differences between the U.S. and Britain are many, but in the wizarding world of Harry Potter, they're even more pronounced.

What Do Alligators Eat? Pretty Much Anything They Want

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Alligators are some of nature’s oldest prehistoric predators. But what do alligators eat, and what is an alligator's natural prey?

How Photonics Masts Will Work

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The U.S. Navy's new subs will use photonics masts instead of periscopes. Learn how these imaging devices will work.

How the Panama Canal Makes Water Flow Uphill

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The Panama Canal has been one of the world's biggest engineering feats since it was built nearly by hand in the 1900s.

The Origins of the Steamship

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Steamships quickly replaced sails in the early 1800s. Learn more about the origins of steamships and the innovations that led to their creation.

How are conventional and unconventional warfare different?

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The U.S. Navy SEALs exemplify unconventional warfare. Find out how conventional and unconventional warfare differ in this article.

The Giant of Kandahar: A Redheaded Monster of Mythical Proportions

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The Giant of Kandahar tale tells of U.S. military personnel encountering a massive, red-haired humanoid in the mountains of Afghanistan.

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