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How much do you know about ancient Egypt?
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Mummies and pharaohs have captured the public's imagination for decades, leading to movies, TV shows and more. How well do you know this ancient civilization? Find out with this HowStuffWorks quiz!
Was It Cleopatra or Queen Victoria?
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They’re two of history's most famous queens and separated by centuries—but they have a number of deeds or habits in common. If we tell you a fact, can you tell us whether we mean the Egyptian or the British monarch? Let’s see!
10 Things We Thought Were True Before the Scientific Method
Before the scientific method came along, science dabbled in some pretty far-out ideas in its youth. Remember miasmas? And spontaneous generation? And the four elements?
How a Pneumatic Tube Works
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That tube you put your check or deposit slip in at the bank drive-up window is called a pneumatic tube. This was cutting edge 19th-century technology and is still in use today.
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?
What Is the Rosetta Stone and Why Is the Artifact Important?
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Hieroglyphics used to be a language that no one -- Egyptian or otherwise -- could decipher. With the help of the Rosetta Stone, that all changed.