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In recent months, Russian ships have been spotted near the underwater cables that enable telecommunications service between North America and overseas nations.
We often bicker and argue over what our national heroes believed in. Why did Dr. King believe in moving towards socialism?
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50 years after his assassination, a look back at five ways Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. changed the U.S.
Two major galaxies in the local group are already in the process of being devoured by us… and each other. The Milky Way is the second-largest galaxy in our local group, […]
What do puppies, world monarchies, and Abraham Lincoln have in common? Why, they're all part of our awesome series (drumroll, please) Random Fact Roundup!
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Facebook might be the biggest social network but it's far from the first, despite what those in Silicon Valley will have you believe.
Mosquitos kill about 725,000 people a year... making them the deadliest animal in the world. Our own blood could kill them, thanks to a new study of an old drug.
Today millions are celebrating the resurrection of Christ, yet there were many gods before him with similar stories.
There is no doubt that the historical Jesus, the man who was executed by the Roman State in the first century CE, was a brown-skinned, Middle Eastern Jew.
Researchers were shocked at how accurate it was and that no one had noticed it before.
The history of April Fools' Day is long and glorious. We've got seven of the best pranks of all time for you here.
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Is the world actually flat? Let's ask someone who has some actual perspective on the subject... from space.
This study shows just how long it takes to make a good and lasting personal connection with someone.
A questionable new study paid for by the O2 concert venue finds that going to a concert every two weeks can add nine years to your life.
What’s the truth about one of history’s most mythologized order of knights?
A study finds the link between biological clocks and poor performance at school and work.
It’s the first, most naive question you might think to ask. The solution is a lot more complicated than you imagine. According to a large amount of evidence, the overwhelming majority […]
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Want a crash-course in filmmaking from by three-time Emmy winner, two-time Golden Globe winner, and Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci? You got it.