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Can You Nominate Yourself for a Nobel Prize?

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Nobel prizes offer lots of prestige and big payouts. But how do you become eligible for one? And can you lobby for yourself?

Pink Quartz Meaning: A Look at the Real Love Stone

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This beautiful pink quartz is found in numerous places throughout the world and is thought to be associated with unconditional love.

How Drought Works

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What happens when the rains cease and water levels dry up precipitously? Everything from abundant grasses to apex predators suffers the consequences.

5 Wacky Family Heirlooms

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These 5 wacky family heirlooms aren't just your run-of-the-mill jewelry, antiques and furniture. Read about 5 wacky family heirlooms.

Can You Pass This Basic Astrology Test?

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Whether you check your horoscope religiously or turn your nose up at looking to the stars, how much do you know about astrology? Even if you think celestial divination's pure fiction, there are plenty of facts to unpack.

Differences Between Rational and Irrational Numbers

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Rational numbers can be expressed as the ratio of two integers, while irrational numbers, such as square roots of non-square numbers, cannot.

How Animal Detectives Work

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Animal detectives work to solve crimes committed against domestic and wild animals. Learn who animal detectives answer to and how you can become one.

How Becoming a Lawyer Works

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Becoming a lawyer is a difficult but rewarding process. Learn how to prepare for the LSAT and to choose the right school.

Do You Know the History of Everything?

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While you may not have seen it all, you can definitely learn it all. From the beginning of the universe as a whole to where we stand today, do you think you have the knowledge of everything that has ever happened? Then prove that you could recite it all by taking the quiz!

How do painkillers know where you hurt?

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As kids, we couldn't use big words to describe our scrapes, but we could point, and somehow the medicine knew where we hurt. It still does. How?

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