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The Rise and Fall of the Oregon Trail
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Hundreds of thousands of emigrants traveled the 2,170-mile Oregon Trail. HowStuffWorks looks at what they endured in their search of a better life.
Scientists Warn Western U.S. Drought Could Be 'New Normal'
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Nearly 90 percent of the Western U.S. is gripped by an "apocalyptical" drought that only continues to worsen. Even if you don't live in the area, it affects you — and what you do affects it.
Can You Name the Sidekick From All of These Famous TV and Movie Westerns?
Just about every Western title character has a sidekick. If you are a Western movie and television fan, you probably know most of them. Can you name each of these?
Make Up Some State Nicknames and We’ll Guess Where You’re From
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Are you a West Coast kid who calls Florida "The Florida Man State"? Or are you a Southerner who refers to Maine as "Basically Canada"? Come up with some new nicknames for California, New York and Nebraska and we'll tell you which state you're from!
Vincent van Goat and Friends Help Vanquish Western Wildfires
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Goats are being used to create firebreaks as part of today's wildfire fighting arsenal. HowStuffWorks takes a look.
Can You Guess the State From a List of Its Neighbors?
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We're sending you on a Mapquest in this quiz! Do you know which state borders only one other? What about a state with no neighbors? (They're kind of a loner.) Two are extra neighborly, sharing a border with eight other states! Have you got what it takes to name them all? Let's see!
Identify These 40 States from an Outline in 6 Minutes
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Each state is pretty unique, even when it comes to its outline. You'll really need to know your way around a map to ace this quiz. Let's see if you know your stuff!
Spotted Horses Aren't All Appaloosas, and All Appaloosas Aren't Spotted
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It's not the spots, but the mutation of a certain gene, that makes a horse an Appaloosa.
12 of the Most Destructive Earthquakes
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Earthquakes and their resulting aftershocks can be devastatingly destructive. Earthquakes are caused when a fault in the Earth's crust slips, which releases energy waves in the ground. Find a list of 12 of the most destructive earthquakes in history.
The Westward Expansion Quiz
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Go West, young man — as the saying goes. Or instead of doing that, just take this quiz to see how much you know about the cowboys and pioneers who traveled West and the native peoples who lived there long before the migrants came in.