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State-funded Funerals: What Happens to the Unclaimed Dead?
Cities have protocols for making sure everyone has an eternal resting place. HowStuffWorks looks at how cities bury their unclaimed dead.
How do I start my own country?
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To start a new country takes lots of plans, relationships with other countries and some political wiles. Learn about the process to start a new country.
Can You Name the European Country From Three Clues?
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We give you just three hints so you can name the right European country. Hint number four is: the countries are all on the European continent. Now, see if that info helps much when you take this super-challenging, super-fun quiz!
Do You Know the Geographic Features of the UK?
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The UK isn't as extreme as some nations, but nevertheless, it has within its borders some truly epic geography. It's time to put your geographic knowledge to the test and find out if you can recognize its natural beauty for what it is!
Can You Name More Than 10 National Parks?
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Before Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue or the Pilgrims met the Indians, Mother Nature was carving, shredding, eroding and dumping some of the planet's most unique land formations onto what was to become the United States. Those lands are now home to many of our national parks. Can you name more than 10 of them?
When Krakatoa Blew: How the 1883 Eruption Changed the World
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The 1883 Krakatoa eruption was gigantic and deadly, but the advent of modern communications and mass media helped to make it one of the earliest and best-known modern natural catastrophes.
Smallest Countries in the World
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Is it the country with the smallest land area? Or the fewest people? Either way, you get the same answer.
Why Can't We Solve the Amelia Earhart Mystery?
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Why can't we solve the Amelia Earhart mystery? Read about her disappearance and why what happened to Amelia Earhart remains a mystery.
Do You Know Where These 40 Obscure Countries Are?
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If you are a geography whiz, then you should have no problem telling us where these obscure countries are located. Let's put your knowledge of the globe to the ultimate test!
Venice Isn't Alone: 7 Sinking Cities Around the World
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Subsidence, or the decline in the elevation of land surface, is creating a problem for some coastal cities as sea levels rise.