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What Caused the Mysterious Carolina Bays?

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Some say UFOs, while others say a meteor strike formed the Carolina Bays. Whatever created these isolated ponds and wetlands across North and South Carolina left a wondrous ecosystem that is in dire need of protection.

Can Your Truck Do the Carolina Squat? Should It?

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Also known as the Cali Lean and the Tennessee Tilt, the Carolina Squat is a way to lift the front of a truck up and lower the rear. Fans call it cool. The North Carolina state government calls it banned.

Two Truths and a Lie: North American Geography

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Alright, you've played two truths and a lie with your friends and they got to know some pretty embarrassing things about you. This time, the only way you're going to get embarrassed is if you can't name the capital of Canada. Wait, you do know it, right?

Can You Guess Which of These Two American Cities Is Furthest North?

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From Florida to Maine or California to Alaska, the United States is a vast country with plenty of interesting cities to explore. But do you know which cities are located north or south of others? Take a trip through this quiz to find out!

Do You Know if These Landmarks Are in the North or the South?

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Before Americans decided to manifest their destiny and expand west, the entire country was divided between the North and the South. Can you look at these landmarks and tell us whether they're in the North or the South?

Ghostly White Squirrels Haunt a Town in Transylvania County, North Carolina

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Leucistic squirrels are rare, but Brevard, North Carolina has a thriving population.

How State Dinners Work

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Come with us and tour the Executive Mansion of the Governor of North Carolina. We will explore the behind-the-scenes preparations for an executive state dinner.

Your Bed Has More Poop Than a Chimp's

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Think your bed is cleaner than a chimp's? HowStuffWorks looks at new researchers from North Carolina State University that set out to find the answer.

Which Outlander Character Are You?

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If you've followed Jamie and Claire's love story from Scotland to North Carolina, then you've gotten to know the Frasers and the friends and allies they make along the way. Which of the heroes, villains and adventurers of "Outlander" are you most like?

Lift or Drag? The Physics of Flight Quiz

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Long before the Wright brothers guided their fixed-wing aircraft over the North Carolina dunes, daredevils and engineers worked to decode the secrets of sustained heavier-than-air human flight. What do you know about the physics of flight?

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