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History of Radio Pictures
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You can’t see radio waves, but you can check out relevant telegraphs, vacuum tubes and early radio models in this gallery.
Plains Indians Tell Their Stories Through Ledger Art
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Plains Indian men kept historical records of their tribes in art. First with petroglyphs and pictographs and then on buffalo hides. When the white man came, they moved their art to ledger books.
Reading the Rails: What Was the Hobo Code?
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Hoboes were a widely displaced brotherhood who illegally hopped trains and journeyed across the country, taking odd jobs wherever they could find them. The hobo code helped them survive.
Göbekli Tepe: The Temple That Hints at What Humans Were Up to 11,000 Years Ago
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Göbekli Tepe is thought to be a possible archaeological bridge between nomadic hunter-gatherer societies and stable, settled agricultural communities that built temples and produced art.
10 Famous Fake Antiques and the Suckers Who Bought Them
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Even famous antiques can turn out to be fakes or forgeries. Find out about 10 examples of antiques that turned out to be fake.
The “I Before E Except After C” Spelling Quiz
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The "i/e" letter combination has been causing terror for centuries. It will color your Word doc with squiggly lines. It will ruin your predictive text messages. It's absolutely deadly on pen and paper. How much do you know about the "I before E except after C" spelling rule?
Can You Pass This Difficult Cursive Letters Test?
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As we've become reliant on typing, cursive is becoming a lost art. Whether you're a Pinterest-famous cursive writer extraordinaire or you can't remember the last time you hand wrote something, take this quiz to see how many cursive letters you know.
This Cattle Breed Identification Quiz Is Really Hard, So We'll Be Impressed If You Even Get Four Right
Most people don't give cattle a second thought, so long as they have access to milk and hamburgers. But if you fancy yourself a real cowboy or cowgirl, maybe a cowperson, then let's see how many you can identify! No bull, just a quiz!