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Earth from space. Full-hemisphere views of the Earth showing Hurricane Linda at its peak approaching Baja California on 1997 September 11.

What Is Earth’s Velocity?

Solar system illustration. (planets; sun)

Why Are Planets Round?

World map. Continents. Oceans. Mendel thumb ok

Just How Many Oceans Are There?

ripped torn flag, pirate, skull

Are There Laws on the High Seas?

A big, powerful wave breaking near the shore.

What Makes a Wave Go Rogue?

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Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the house of Rothschild; lithograph by Friedrich Lieder, c. 1830.

Where Do Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories About the Rothschild Family Come From?

Santa Claus flying in his sleigh, christmas, reindeer

Was Santa Claus a Real Person?

The Cheshire Cat is a fictional cat from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. (Alice in Wonderland)

11 Banned Books Through Time

Diverse elementary school children wearing school uniforms running outside of school. Boys girls

Pro and Con: School Uniforms

Los Angeles Police Department wanted flyer on Elizabeth Short, aka the "Black Dahlia," who was brutally murdered in January 1947. The FBI supported the Los Angeles Police Department in the case, including by identifying Short through her fingerprints that

America’s 5 Most Notorious Cold Cases (Including One You May Have Thought Was Already Solved)

Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.

Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

Thanksgiving Turkey with all the sides

Why Do We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving?

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water glass on white background. (drink; clear; clean water; liquid)

Water and its Varying Forms