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Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"

How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Candles Burning On Table In Church

What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?

Chinese pictograph, calligraphy tablet of Huang Tingjian, a famous calligrapher in Ancient Song Dynasty. The background of Chinese cultural elements.

The World’s 5 Most Commonly Used Writing Systems

All Saints Day. All Souls Day. Candles in cemetery in Poland on All Saints Day, November 1. All Souls Day, November 2. Christian church, All Hallows, Solemnity of All Saints, Feast of All Saints, purgatory, Roman Catholic church

7 Unique Burial Rituals Across the World

Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics

10 Best Hockey Players of All Time

Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.

Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?

Flags of the countries of the world (flagpoles).

How Many Countries Are There in the World?

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overtone combination tone partial tone complex tone sum tone pure tone summation tone difference tone overtone series musical sound sound reception harmony musical form counterpoint rhythm tempo musical expression 12-tone music pitch loudness

Key People

Carl Stumpf

German philosopher and psychologist

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Young girl wearing a demin jacket playing the trumpet (child, musical instruments, Asian ethnicity)

Sound Check: Musical Vocabulary Quiz