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What do the melting clocks mean in Salvador Dalí's The Persistence of Memory?
What do the melting clocks mean in Salvador Dalí's The Persistence of Memory?
A photo of Joy Harjo, a woman with long dark hair, framed by a stylized border with a wood grain and light streaks.
U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo reads “Perhaps the World Ends Here”
A photo montage of a colorful Indian flag waving on on a white paper background, and a black & white photo of two Indian filmmakers peering through a large film movie camera.
The history of Bollywood: From the Golden Age to today
A piña colada, a bottle of brown liquor, a full shot glass, a cocktail in a coupe glass, and a bottle of gin sit on a bar. A sign labeled Britannica Bar hangs above them.
What makes these alcoholic spirits different?
A pangolin walks through grass with a blue circle around it and the word "endangered" written in white across the image.
Meet the endangered pangolin
Earth, heaven, and hell: Hiëronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights
Earth, heaven, and hell: Hiëronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights
A large window looking at a forested exterior, four hand-drawn blue raindrops, and a hand holding a phone displaying a pie chart showing a 60% chance of partly cloudy skies, and a 40% chance of rain.
What does “percentage of rain” actually mean? 
How is a pope elected?
How is a pope elected?
A black-and-white photo of a white man from the late 19th century wearing an extremely long mustache. Cut-out hands hold a blue razor to the right side of the image.
How facial hair styles have changed through history
How Pope Francis guided the Roman Catholic Church?
How Pope Francis guided the Roman Catholic Church?
Black-and-white photo of Teddy Roosevelt over Panama Canal backdrop, flanked by Panama and U.S. flags with “or” and a question mark between them.
How was the Panama Canal built—and who owns it?
How are plant cells different from animal cells?
How are plant cells different from animal cells?
What was the Stono rebellion?
What was the Stono rebellion?
A U.S. map outline contains a $20.00 imported label, overlaid on a background of grocery receipt text with an arrow pointing to the label.
What are tariffs and how do they work?
A dentist holds a glass of water while a child with an exaggerated smile reclines in a dental chair. The water glass is circled and blue arrows point to it.
Why do we add fluoride to our drinking water?
What and when is Passover?
What and when is Passover?
How the United States changed after the Civil War
How the United States changed after the Civil War
What's the difference between Yule and Christmas?
What's the difference between Yule and Christmas?
Close-up of a king cobra overlaid with question marks, a drawn crown, and an arrow pointing to the snake
How scientists discovered new species of the king cobra
Color illustration of Countee Cullen in profile, set against a purple background with white floral and map-like designs.
Countee Cullen's poem “Confession”: Reading and analysis
Collage showing a dog plus a saber-toothed cat equaling a prehistoric, quadrupedal creature with thick limbs and dark, hairless skin.
What came before the dinosaurs?
The founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
The founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
A hand holds a magnifying glass over an Absolut Vodka label, highlighting “80 PROOF” with question marks in the background.
Why is alcohol measured by proof?
An image of Joy Harjo, a Native American woman, imposed on a background of a notebook. A blue arrow points to Harjo with the label "poet laureate."
Joy Harjo explains the job of poet laureate
Who created Transgender Day of Visibility?
Who created Transgender Day of Visibility?
Moths vs. butterflies: Can you tell the difference?
Moths vs. butterflies: Can you tell the difference?
Do we really swallow spiders in our sleep?
Do we really swallow spiders in our sleep?
Crazy in love: Why some animals eat their mates
Crazy in love: Why some animals eat their mates
Sepia-toned map of Greenland, with the label "Greenland" highlighted in blue.
Who governs Greenland?
What's the problem with an early spring?
What's the problem with an early spring?
A factory with smokestacks emitting green-patterned smoke. The text above reads, "What is greenwashing?" in bold black letters.
What is greenwashing?
A bald eagle on a white column with a blue ribbon labeled "national bird," against a faded U.S. map background.
Why is the bald eagle the U.S. national bird?
What happened to the Mayflower after Plymouth?
What happened to the Mayflower after Plymouth?
What is the origin of St. Patrick's Day?
What is the origin of St. Patrick's Day?
A piece of Irish soda bread on a white plate.
How to make Irish soda bread
A piece of Irish soda bread on a white plate.
How to make Irish soda bread
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and the birth of Frankenstein
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and the birth of Frankenstein
The video thumbnail image shows the silhouette of a colonial man riding a horse in the early morning.
What really happened on Paul Revere's midnight ride?
A collage featuring four colonial-era European figures in military and formal attire, a yellow map of Africa, and a vintage cartoon of imperialism in the background.
What was the Scramble for Africa?
The video thumbnail image shows a snow-capped mountain against a blue sky.
How to measure a mountain
Buster Keaton sitting on the floor with a film camera on top of him, as if the camera fell on Keaton.
The greatest stunts of Buster Keaton
Gloved hands draw liquid from a vial into a syringe, overlaid on a digitally colored microscopic image of a virus with round particles in clusters.
How we develop new vaccines
How did the polio vaccine change the world?
How did the polio vaccine change the world?
A group of people sit in a dark room in front of computer monitors.
What is net neutrality?
Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby raises a champagne glass, with "The Great Gatsby" book cover superimposed and an arrow pointing to it.
The Great Gatsby: From flop to Great American Novel
Black-and-white photo of a man in a suit plugging his ears with his fingers. An orange polka dot pattern is behind his head.
Why do we have earwax?
A bronze bust of an Indigenous American figure sits in a kitchen, overlaid with sacks of rice marked with a green check and milk with sugar cubes crossed out.
Bringing back Indigenous foods with Chef Sean Sherman
Who created the periodic table?
Who created the periodic table?
A portrait of U.S. President James Monroe, a white man with gray hair.
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
What is the history of Presidents' Day?
What is the history of Presidents' Day?
The word semiquincentennial appears in white text on a blue background.
What do you call the 250th anniversary of the United States?
Two reenactors and an illustration of a Black soldier from the First Rhode Island Regiment stand against a background of historical handwritten text.
The first Black battalion of the American Revolution
The American flag is shown against a blue sky background.
Five surprising facts about the Fourth of July
A lit sparkler is shown against a background of the American flag.
The Fourth of July: Questions and answers
Vince Lombardi smiles at reporters, while another man wearing a suit holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
The history of the Super Bowl
The video thumbnail image shows two hands holding zebra and quagga mussels, superimposed above a clear body of water. White question marks appear in the upper left corner.
How invasive mussels threaten the Great Lakes
Olympics
Olympics
The video thumbnail image shows a spitting cobra shooting venom from its teeth.
Why spitting cobras don't technically spit
Daylight Saving Time?
Daylight Saving Time?
A white woman in blurry focus holds up a small piece of plastic called a nurdle, highlighted with a blue circle.
Marine debris: How trash ends up in the ocean
A flower represented by dollar bills grows out of a pot. Text says "Trading vs. Investing."
What's the difference between trading and investing?
What and when is Easter?
What and when is Easter?
Video thumbnail image shows a large amount of plastic trash collected from the ocean.
How to clean up Earth's oceans
Two halves of the human brain are separated with arrows pointing to each half and a question mark in the center.
Can you really be left-brained or right-brained?
A video explains compound interest.
What is compound interest?
The video thumbnail image shows a Foley artist using a coffee grinder to create sound.
How a Foley artist creates sound effects for screen
Find out why all frogs are poisonous
Find out why all frogs are poisonous
Two illustrated divers are superimposed onto a photograph showing a lake underwater.
The science behind spooky lakes
Inflation, interest rates, and economic policy
What Is Inflation?
The video thumbnail image depicts an old-fashioned manual elevator door is held open by a white man in a polo shirt.
The last human-operated elevator in Chicago
How the Progressive era changed child labour in the U.S.
How the Progressive era changed child labour in the U.S.
The video thumbnail images includes a split image of a lion and an orange cat are shown against a vintage map.
How cats became pets
What did Subhas Chandra Bose have to do with India's independence?
What did Subhas Chandra Bose have to do with India's independence?
The video thumbnail image shows a historical painting of George Washington and Revolutionary troops in the winter.
Smallpox and the American Revolution
Jimmy Carter: Peanut farmer, Peace Prize winner, and president
Jimmy Carter: Peanut farmer, Peace Prize winner, and president
The video thumbnail image shows a collage of Queen Elizabeth I holding up a gingerbread man, surrounded by ginger cake, a gingerbread pig, gingerbread house, and heart-shaped gingerbread cookies.
How gingerbread became a Christmas treat
The video thumbnail image shows a black and white bridge over blue water. Blue arrows show that the flow of the water was switched from one direction to the other.
Why the Chicago River was reversed
The video thumbnail image shows a black and white image of Robert Frost against a sepia-toned background.
Robert Frost: Most famous poet in America? 
What really happened at the Boston Massacre?
What really happened at the Boston Massacre?
The video thumbnail image shows a frame of binoculars focused on a Komodo dragon in the wild.
How the Komodo dragon got its name
The video thumbnail image shows a scene of illustrated trees overlaid with a black-and-white photo of Robert Frost in profile,
Reading and interpretation: “The Onset” by Robert Frost
The video thumbnail image shows four ten dollar bills with arrows pointing to an image of a family with one member in a wheelchair and an image of an elderly woman.
How do social security benefits work?
The video thumbnail image includes a 17th century artwork showing men fighting at a gambling table, surrounded by a Christmas garland and overlaid on a photograph of a snowy forest.
When Christmas became illegal
How to become a saint: Canonization explained
How to become a saint: Canonization explained
What was life like in colonial America?
What was life like in colonial America?
How a historical interpreter connects to the past at colonial Williamsburg
How a historical interpreter connects to the past at colonial Williamsburg
The video thumbnail shows a small squirrel peeking out of a snowy bank, with a blue circle surrounding it.
Why do these animals hibernate?
The true story of Napoleon Bonaparte
The true story of Napoleon Bonaparte
What was the Boston Tea Party?
What was the Boston Tea Party?
A split image showing two women from behind near a lake labeled "1969," and two women smiling and embracing labeled "2024," connected by an arrow.
How to preserve LGBTQ+ history in the face of hate
Key moments from World War II explained
Key moments from World War II explained
Exploring Kepler's laws of planetary motion
Exploring Kepler's laws of planetary motion
William Shakespeare explained in five questions
William Shakespeare explained in five questions
Women of World War I: Marie Curie, Mabel St. Clair Stobart, and Aileen Cole Stewart
Women of World War I: Marie Curie, Mabel St. Clair Stobart, and Aileen Cole Stewart
Why did the Titanic sink?
Why did the Titanic sink?
All about Carnival: The festive season before Lent
All about Carnival: The festive season before Lent
Who was Robert the Bruce, king of Scotland?
Who was Robert the Bruce, king of Scotland?
What happened during the Reign of Terror?
What happened during the Reign of Terror?
Inside the history of the Black Panther Party
Inside the history of the Black Panther Party
What is the Golgi apparatus?
What is the Golgi apparatus?
Why is the Monroe Doctrine significant in U.S. history?
Why is the Monroe Doctrine significant in U.S. history?
The significant role of Malcolm X in the Black Power movement
The significant role of Malcolm X in the Black Power movement
What inspired Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird?
What inspired Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird?
What is the philosophy of liberalism?
What is the philosophy of liberalism?
What is democracy?
What is democracy?
How did St. Augustine impact Christianity?
How did St. Augustine impact Christianity?
Understanding the Open Door policy
Understanding the Open Door policy
Who was Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the father of Mexican independence?
Who was Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the father of Mexican independence?
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
Ludwig van Beethoven's musical legacy
Ludwig van Beethoven's musical legacy
What did Jacques Cartier explore?
What did Jacques Cartier explore?
The life of Muhammad, founder of Islam
The life of Muhammad, founder of Islam
Why was the Meiji Restoration significant in Japan's history?
Why was the Meiji Restoration significant in Japan's history?
Jackie Robinson: The first Black Major League Baseball player
Jackie Robinson: The first Black Major League Baseball player
Who was Viking chieftain Ivar the Boneless?
Who was Viking chieftain Ivar the Boneless?
The rise and fall of Benito Mussolini
The rise and fall of Benito Mussolini
Why is Abraham considered the first monotheist?
Why is Abraham considered the first monotheist?
Who was the Egyptian goddess Isis?
Who was the Egyptian goddess Isis?
The rich history of the Hagia Sophia explained
The rich history of the Hagia Sophia explained
Uncovering the history of the Armenian Genocide
Uncovering the history of the Armenian Genocide
What does India's Independence Day celebrate?
What does India's Independence Day celebrate?
How does the Electoral College work in U.S. elections?
How does the Electoral College work in U.S. elections?
A beginner's guide to tasting Scottish whisky
A beginner's guide to tasting Scottish whisky
The life, work, and legacy of Ludwig van Beethoven
The life, work, and legacy of Ludwig van Beethoven
Debunking pop culture myths about Abraham Lincoln
Debunking pop culture myths about Abraham Lincoln
Latitude, longitude, and the prime meridian explained
Latitude, longitude, and the prime meridian explained
How did Volodymyr Zelensky become president of Ukraine?
How did Volodymyr Zelensky become president of Ukraine?
The vidoe thumbnail image shows a two-sided bridge lifting and separating at the center. A blue circle highlights the open section.
How these lifting bridges actually work
The video thumbnail image shows a graphic of the Earth with two tidal bulges. Blue arrows point to the bulges against a white background.
How does the Moon affect the tides?
The true story of Priscilla Presley and Elvis
The true story of Priscilla Presley and Elvis
The video thumbnail image shows a collage of a Campbell's condensed soup can, a bowl of tomato soup, a grilled cheese sandwhich, and a 1950s housewife spooning soup into a pot.
How artificial dyes color our taste in food
How do countries choose their capital cities?
How do countries choose their capital cities?
Silhouette of a bird with outstretched wings holding a "Hello, my name is ?" badge, next to a set of four large, weathered bones on a dark background.
How to identify new species with just one bone
The video thumbnail image shows a white woman walking by a wall that says "You are on Native land."
From the Elgin Marbles to NAGPRA: What is repatriation?
What is the scientific method?
What is the scientific method?
What are constellations?
What are constellations?
The video thumbnail image shows a tiered wedding cake with a diamond ring sticking out of the side.
Should you get a prenuptial agreement?
Why is Diwali called the Festival of Lights?
Why is Diwali called the Festival of Lights?
The video thumbnail image shows the existing Maine state flag, a blue background with the state seal, potentially being replaced by a new design, a tan background with a star and pine tree.
How to design a new state flag
A video explains how credit bureaus collect data to describe your credit history.
How do credit scores work?
The video thumbnail image shows an illustration of the bird dinosaur Longipteryx alongside two toy dinosaur figurines.
What did ancient animals REALLY eat?
Who created the color wheel?
Who created the color wheel?
The video thumbnail image shows an illustration of Lewis and Clark, white soldiers, and a Native American woman.
Native American women and the Lewis and Clark Expedition
The video thumbnail image shows a graphic of the Great Lakes with the text Anishinaabemowin.
“One word changed my life”: Reviving Indigenous language
The video thumbnail image shows a boarding school for Native American children in the twentieth century.
How Indigenous languages were lost
The video thumbnail shows a layered photo collage of HBCU alumni and current students.
HBCUs: Then and now
What were the Opium Wars?
What were the Opium Wars?
Find out why people celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day
Find out why people celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day
Examine the history—and controversy—behind Columbus Day
Examine the history—and controversy—behind Columbus Day
The video thumbnail image shows two black and white photos of monkey and ape heads, surrounded by blue and pink circles.
Monkeys vs. apes: What's the difference?
Who was Achilles?
Who was Achilles?
How talkies replaced silent films
How talkies replaced silent films
Which bee species really need saving?
Which bee species really need saving?
The video thumbnail image shows a figure seated in a chair being offered a toothbrush, pair of glasses, mobility aid, and umbrella by various hands.
Leaving the nest: What to know before starting your career
The video thumbnail image shows a brown-speckled bird perched on a branch, singing with an open beak.
Why don't birds have teeth?
A 2-minute, 30-second video describes the imporantance of diversifying investments in a financial portfolio.
What diversification means (and why it matters)
How holiday cooking helps build memories
How holiday cooking helps build memories
Why are superheroes so popular?
Why are superheroes so popular?
The real serial killer who inspired Psycho
The real serial killer who inspired Psycho
What are burial customs around the world?
What are burial customs around the world?
Understanding Taoism: Ancient philosophy and way of life
Understanding Taoism: Ancient philosophy and way of life
The true story of Oppenheimer and the atomic bomb
The true story of Oppenheimer and the atomic bomb
The video thumbnail image shows a black and white image of Chief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli.
How Albert Luthuli shaped South Africa's apartheid resistance
How Chinese immigrants built the Transcontinental Railroad
How Chinese immigrants built the Transcontinental Railroad
The video thumbnail image shows a person's hand holding small fragments of colorful plastic.
What are microplastics?
Discover the Enlightenment's influence on biologic categorization, encyclopedias, and literature
Discover the Enlightenment's influence on biologic categorization, encyclopedias, and literature
Discover the myth behind the Chinese zodiac
Discover the myth behind the Chinese zodiac
The difference between bacteria and viruses
The difference between bacteria and viruses
The video thumbnail image shows a monarch butterfly perched on a plant with purple flowers.
How can we help protect monarch butterflies?
The video thumbnail image shows an illustration of an animal cell next to a photo of a whale swimming in the oean.
The major parts of an animal cell explained
What is the dark web?
What is the dark web?
The video thumbnail image shows an ancient drawing of a gladiator holding a shield and spear.
The not-so-Hollywood history of the gladiator
The video thumbnail shows a black and white image of a mosquito biting a human arm. The area it is biting is highlighted in pink.
Why do mosquito bites itch?
The video thumbnail image shows a woman trying to break a bundle of pasta strands as part of a scientific demonstration.
How earthquakes are measured: Demonstrating magnitude
The video thumbnail image shows a woman sitting at a table with tools for a scientific demonstration.
How earthquakes affect people: Demonstrating liquefaction
Why didn't the Articles of Confederation work?
Why didn't the Articles of Confederation work?
Unpacking the role of the Supreme Court and its justices
Unpacking the role of the Supreme Court and its justices
Video thumbnail image shows British forces in front of the sultan's palace after the bombardment during the 1896 Anglo-Zanzibar War.
What was the shortest war in history?
Video thumbnail shows a singing man against a background of audio editing software.
Watch and listen: How Auto-Tune changes your voice
Image thumbnail shows a illustration of a shark resting its head on a pillow.
Do sharks sleep?
Epidemic vs. pandemic: What's the difference?
Epidemic vs. pandemic: What's the difference?
Who was the first woman of color elected to the U.S. Congress?
Who was the first woman of color elected to the U.S. Congress?
The miles-long history of the marathon
The miles-long history of the marathon
What it's like to visit an active volcano
What it's like to visit an active volcano
Video thumbnail image shows Black South African schoolchildren standing behind a fence.
How did apartheid change South Africa?
B-Money Smart Video: Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL)
What to know about BNPL: Buy Now, Pay Later
Gitanjali Rao explains the fight for clean drinking water
Gitanjali Rao explains the fight for clean drinking water
Grasshoppers vs. crickets: What's the difference?
Grasshoppers vs. crickets: What's the difference?
Why being “blind as a bat” is a myth
Why being “blind as a bat” is a myth
Each section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, explained
Each section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, explained
Do different parts of the tongue taste different flavors?
Do different parts of the tongue taste different flavors?
A video explains dollar cost averaging.
Dollar cost averaging: Investing over time
The impact and aftermath of Nagasaki's bombing
The impact and aftermath of Nagasaki's bombing
Understanding V-J Day and the end of World War II
Understanding V-J Day and the end of World War II
How chameleons change color—and why
How chameleons change color—and why
What if the Titanic hadn't sunk?
What if the Titanic hadn't sunk?
How are sports chosen for the Olympics?
How are sports chosen for the Olympics?
How World War II led to the invention of the Slinky
How World War II led to the invention of the Slinky
What are zip codes?
What are zip codes?
Myth-making in Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People
Myth-making in Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People
What is cloud seeding and can it be used to fight climate change?
What is cloud seeding and can it be used to fight climate change?
Why did early critics hate The Death of Sardanapalus?
Why did early critics hate The Death of Sardanapalus?
Uncover the history of the zodiac
Uncover the history of the zodiac
How The Artist's Mother became an American icon
How The Artist's Mother became an American icon
Why is Pride Month in June?
Why is Pride Month in June?
Why are rainforests so important?
Why are rainforests so important?
Archaeopteryx: The holy grail of fossils
Archaeopteryx: The holy grail of fossils
How is air quality measured?
How is air quality measured?
Why is the 20th Amendment called the Lame Duck Amendment?
Why is the 20th Amendment called the Lame Duck Amendment?
Why do some cicadas appear every 17 years?
Why do some cicadas appear every 17 years?
Can we predict natural disasters?
Can we predict natural disasters?
Do mushrooms need sunlight?
Do mushrooms need sunlight?
How are birds and dinosaurs related?
How are birds and dinosaurs related?
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
The political history of the term “Asian American”
The political history of the term “Asian American”
Explaining Nikola Tesla's inventions...and his obsession with pigeons
Explaining Nikola Tesla's inventions...and his obsession with pigeons
Joe Biden's path to the U.S. presidency
Joe Biden's path to the U.S. presidency
Remembering Betty White's extensive career
Remembering Betty White's extensive career
What were Abraham Lincoln's Spot Resolutions?
What were Abraham Lincoln's Spot Resolutions?
How Allen Ginsberg's Howl describes the Beat movement
How Allen Ginsberg's Howl describes the Beat movement
The life of beloved children's author Beverly Cleary
The life of beloved children's author Beverly Cleary
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida's Otra Margarita Explained
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida's Otra Margarita Explained
Jack Kerouac's On the Road Explained
Jack Kerouac's On the Road Explained
Explaining Bob Dylan's “Blowin' in the Wind”
Explaining Bob Dylan's “Blowin' in the Wind”
What was China's one-child policy?
What was China's one-child policy?
What made the design of Benjamin Banneker's clock special?
What made the design of Benjamin Banneker's clock special?
How Henry Ford's assembly line revolutionized factory production
How Henry Ford's assembly line revolutionized factory production
Remembering Joan Didion's life and legacy
Remembering Joan Didion's life and legacy
How did Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme work?
How did Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme work?
Did the Seven Wonders of the World actually exist?
Did the Seven Wonders of the World actually exist?
Connecting the dots: What is pointillism?
Connecting the dots: What is pointillism?
Why don't humans have tails?
Why don't humans have tails?
How March Madness made college basketball America's favorite pastime
How March Madness made college basketball America's favorite pastime
What is the origin of Memorial Day?
What is the origin of Memorial Day?
The corn chronicles: Why popcorn is so popular
The corn chronicles: Why popcorn is so popular
A video discusses how much to save for retirement.
How much do you need to save for retirement?
The true meaning of Cinco de Mayo
The true meaning of Cinco de Mayo
Kamala Harris's path to the U.S. vice presidency
Kamala Harris's path to the U.S. vice presidency
How Loving v. Virginia legalized interracial marriage in the U.S.
How Loving v. Virginia legalized interracial marriage in the U.S.
How do mobsters get their nicknames?
How do mobsters get their nicknames?
What is a trophic cascade?
What is a trophic cascade?
Coco Chanel: From quiet luxury to Nazi affiliation
Coco Chanel: From quiet luxury to Nazi affiliation
How do scabs form?
How do scabs form?
How Fred Astaire became a dancer
How Fred Astaire became a dancer
How Audrey Tang became Taiwan's youngest cabinet minister
How Audrey Tang became Taiwan's youngest cabinet minister
Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884 Explained
Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884 Explained
What inspires Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee to fight injustice
What inspires Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee to fight injustice
How Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee defines peace
How Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee defines peace
Get to know the Woman at Her Toilette
Get to know the Woman at Her Toilette
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai
How antibiotics saved lives during World War II
How antibiotics saved lives during World War II
The history behind the FIFA World Cup
The history behind the FIFA World Cup
Why is International Women's Day on March 8?
Why is International Women's Day on March 8?
How the Eyjafjallajökull volcano stopped air travel in Europe
How the Eyjafjallajökull volcano stopped air travel in Europe
What are the laws of thermodynamics?
What are the laws of thermodynamics?
How Marie Tharp mapped the ocean floor
How Marie Tharp mapped the ocean floor
What are coronal mass ejections, or CMEs?
What are coronal mass ejections, or CMEs?
How did Sparta become a Grecian superpower?
How did Sparta become a Grecian superpower?
What is a simple machine?
What is a simple machine?
How earthquakes cause seismic waves
How earthquakes cause seismic waves
What causes the seasons?
What causes the seasons?
When are Roman numerals used?
When are Roman numerals used?
How Martin Luther launched the Protestant Reformation
How Martin Luther launched the Protestant Reformation
What does Raphael's School of Athens mean?
What does Raphael's School of Athens mean?
Why Ramadan is one of the holiest months for Muslims
Why Ramadan is one of the holiest months for Muslims
Who built the Pyramids of Giza?
Who built the Pyramids of Giza?
Is overpopulation a problem?
Is overpopulation a problem?
What was the Parthenon used for?
What was the Parthenon used for?
What was the first novel ever written?
What was the first novel ever written?
Edvard Munch's The Scream, explained
Edvard Munch's The Scream, explained
Explore the phases of the Moon and their effectiveness in tracking time
Explore the phases of the Moon and their effectiveness in tracking time
Key innovations of the Ming dynasty
Key innovations of the Ming dynasty
What was the Manhattan Project?
What was the Manhattan Project?
Will cloning bring the woolly mammoth back to life?
Will cloning bring the woolly mammoth back to life?
Who really invented the lightbulb?
Who really invented the lightbulb?
Why is the symbol of Leo a lion?
Why is the symbol of Leo a lion?
What happened during the Iran-Iraq War?
What happened during the Iran-Iraq War?
How was the Internet invented?
How was the Internet invented?
How Internet Explorer won the first “browser war”
How Internet Explorer won the first “browser war”
How the Industrial Revolution changed the world
How the Industrial Revolution changed the world
What was the Hundred Years' War?
What was the Hundred Years' War?
The origin and traditions of the Lunar New Year, explained
The origin and traditions of the Lunar New Year, explained
The difference between sex and gender explained
The difference between sex and gender explained
Why was Galileo persecuted for his discoveries?
Why was Galileo persecuted for his discoveries?
What do the four horsemen of the apocalypse represent?
What do the four horsemen of the apocalypse represent?
What are the different types of extinction?
What are the different types of extinction?
How to watch a solar eclipse
How to watch a solar eclipse
How Walt Disney became an American icon
How Walt Disney became an American icon
Find out how Princess Diana earned the nickname “the People's Princess”
Find out how Princess Diana earned the nickname “the People's Princess”
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree: Why do we deck thy branches?
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree: Why do we deck thy branches?
How the Cold War contributed to antibiotic resistance
How the Cold War contributed to antibiotic resistance
When was the Coca-Cola Company founded?
When was the Coca-Cola Company founded?
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What does Bastille Day celebrate?
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Discover the mystery behind one of the most famous legends in history
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What life was like in a Japanese American incarceration camp
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How life changed for Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor
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How Japanese Americans were forced from their homes in the 1940s
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Is there a difference between a suffragist and a suffragette?
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Holi: Explaining the Festival of Colors
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Prince William and the future of the British throne
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How much air do you breathe in a lifetime?
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What were the 13 major dynasties of China?
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How did “Fighting Shirley” Chisholm earn her nickname?
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How old are the Academy Awards?
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Who was the first African American senator?
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Who was the first woman in Congress?
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How did April Fools' Day start?
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How did opera's greatest soprano lose her voice?
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How much blood is in the human body?
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How a tax increase helped spark the American Civil War
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How do cicadas know when to go aboveground?
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What does the Virgo sign of the zodiac mean?
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How did Jackie Robinson become the first Black player in Major League Baseball?
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Pisces: The final sign of the zodiac
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Why the history of Valentine's Day is so complicated
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Understanding the story of Purim
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What led to the Gulf of Tonkin incident in Vietnam?
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Do carnivorous plants actually eat their prey?
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David Attenborough: An explorer's life
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Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman explained
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The true story of “maestro” Leonard Bernstein
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Brian May: Queen guitarist and astrophysicist
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The difference between a primary and caucus, explained
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What is Leap Day?
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Claude Monet's Water Lilies series, discussed
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How Bob Marley brought reggae into the mainstream
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What you need to know about Scottish heritage
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What did the ancient Babylonians say about Aquarius?
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What were the Stonewall riots?
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When is the Indy 500 not on TV in Indiana?
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How Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court
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Behind the zodiac sign: Capricorn
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2023: Britannica's year in review
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Meet key women writers of the Harlem Renaissance
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What does public domain mean?
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How did Labor Day become a national holiday?
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What made Sammy Davis, Jr., the world's greatest entertainer?
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A deep dive into John Singleton Copley's Watson and the Shark
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Why The Laughing Cavalier's title doesn't make sense
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What inspired Peter Paul Rubens's Descent from the Cross?
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The origin and purpose of the euro
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Who was St. Peter the Apostle?
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Understanding the fight for women's suffrage
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Frederick Douglass and the abolitionist movement
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Adolf Eichmann's role in the Holocaust
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Why was mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss significant?
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The Mughal emperor Akbar's rise to power explained
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Why was Cyrus the Great so “great”?
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Are genetically modified organisms safe?
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French mathematician and philosopher René Descartes
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A brief look at the life of George Orwell
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The life and legacy of Confucius
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Who was Louis XIV, king of France?
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The enduring legacy of explorer Henry Hudson
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How did Vladimir Lenin change the world?
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Maximilien Robespierre's role in the French Revolution
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Who was St. John the Baptist, and how did he die?
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Apollo 11's incredible journey to the Moon
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The impact of the Great Depression on Americans
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Who was Hippocrates?
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Getting to know philosopher Immanuel Kant
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Filippo Brunelleschi's contribution to architecture
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What is the summer solstice?
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The musical legacy of Duke Ellington
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Who was Leon Trotsky, and what did he believe?
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Toussaint Louverture: Liberator and leader of Haiti
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Understanding tornadoes, thunderstorms, and hurricanes
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Hiroshima: The devastating effects of the atomic bomb
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Delving deeper into the Declaration of Independence
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Understanding Oscar Wilde: His life, works, and death
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Genghis Khan: His journey to power
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Jane Austen's life and literary achievements
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Five absurd reasons women were denied the vote
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Who was philosopher David Hume?
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The life and works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Who was John Milton, and why is he famous?
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The Pullman Strike and the power of the labor movement
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How Apollo 11 landed on the Moon
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What is the origin of Halloween?
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What is the significance of the winter solstice?
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The successful D-Day landings at Utah Beach explained
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The journey to women's voting rights and the Nineteenth Amendment
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What if the Cold War turned hot?
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Inside the Normandy Invasion of 1944
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The D-Day attacks at Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches explained
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The Normandy Invasion: What obstacles did U.S. troops face at Omaha Beach?
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The impact of the German chain of command on D-Day
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A tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court legacy
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The importance of the Allies' landing craft in World War II
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The impact of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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What is biodiversity, and why is it important?
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Why is voting important?
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The Battle of Midway: A turning point in World War II
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The life and works of F. Scott Fitzgerald
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German music throughout history
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Debunking the myths around Catherine the Great
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Debunking popular myths about F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Myth vs. fact: Marie-Antoinette
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A turning point: Understanding the Battle of Midway
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The significance of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal
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The life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Correcting pop culture myths about Coco Chanel
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The power of ostriches in the animal kingdom
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Ohio River paddleboats and the Underground Railroad
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Food history: How to make German Black Forest cake
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The fascinating history of Amish quilts
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Frank Sadorus: Photographing life on the Illinois plains
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How The Death of General Wolfe mythologized North America
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El Greco's The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, explained
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How Rosalynn Carter redefined the role of first lady
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Roald Dahl's complicated character
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The colorful life of The Color Purple author Alice Walker
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Jeanne Gang on the future of architecture
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What does the Sagittarius archer symbolize?
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The unique drama of Caravaggio's The Entombment of Christ
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Why is it called Black Friday?
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Napoleonic succession, Succession style
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Why was The Valpinçon Bather unusual for its time?
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The story behind Madonna with the Long Neck
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Madeleine Albright on immigrating to the United States
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How long did Prince Charles wait to become King Charles III?
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Madeleine Albright: Human rights advocate and Encyclopædia Britannica editor
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What caused the Black Monday stock market crash?
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What did the ancient Greeks say about Scorpio?
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Paris Street; Rainy Day and a vision of the modern city
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A look behind the curtain in Edgar Degas's The Ballet Class
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Cancer: The zodiac sign explained
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How did Helen Keller learn to communicate?
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How Beauty Looking Back reflects Japanese history
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Who is Mae Jemison, the first African American female astronaut?
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The legend of Libra, explained
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Why was Nocturne in Black and Gold, the Falling Rocket controversial?
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How the Teapot Dome Scandal ruined a president's reputation
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What is a midterm election?
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The scary story behind “trick or treat”
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The remarkable resilience of enslaved people in colonial America
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How does the McGurk effect trick your brain?
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The thousand-year-old history of Halloween
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How volcanoes work, explained by a volcanologist
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How the Whitney Plantation teaches the history of slavery
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What are glaciers? Ask a glaciologist
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What is National Hispanic Heritage Month?
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What and when is Yom Kippur?
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Who created Mother's Day?
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Why do twins represent Gemini?
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Michelangelo's The Last Judgment, explained
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Did The Night Watch cause Rembrandt's downfall?
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How Eurovision became the “Olympics for singing”
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Francisco Goya's Saturn Devouring His Son, explained
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What is everyone looking at in Las Meninas?
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What is the difference between nuclear fission and fusion?
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What caused the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack?
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Who invented the Caesar salad?
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What does Juneteenth celebrate?
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What does Juneteenth celebrate?
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Take a one-of-a-kind museum tour with Chicago Scots President Gus Noble
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Revisit the legend of the feud between the Hatfield and McCoy families
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Visit Chief O'Neill's pub and learn about Irish culture and cuisine
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Discover Irish music, dance, and food at the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago
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Explore Irish genealogy and the Irish history of Chicago
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Why Cesar Chavez's birthday is an American holiday
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How Frederick Douglass learned to read and write
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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, mission and process.
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Mikhail Gorbachev's legacy: What are glasnost and perestroika?
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What if Richard Nixon hadn't resigned?
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What was Elizabeth Cady Stanton's role in the women's rights movement?
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How Susan B. Anthony became a suffragist
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Why Sojourner Truth changed her name
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The Amistad mutiny: What happened?
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Did ancient Greeks believe their myths were real?
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How the Roman Empire was founded
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What is organic farming?
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What was the Reconstruction era?
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Why is Black History Month in February?
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The life and legacy of Vampire Chronicles author Anne Rice
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The life and legacy of Paul Farmer
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What makes Serena Williams one of the greatest tennis players in history?
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Who was the first woman in the U.S. cabinet?
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Why Tecumseh dreamed of a Native American confederacy
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The life of iconic talk-show host Larry King
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How Elizabeth Martínez organized the Chicano movement
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Cloris Leachman: Miss America contestant to Emmy Award winner
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How did Phillis Wheatley become a poet?
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Who was the first African American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives?
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Why was Mother Jones called “the most dangerous woman in America”?
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The life of poet and publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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Why was Robert Bly controversial?
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Following Kobe Bryant''s career trajectory
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Remembering the 9/11 attacks
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How did Elizabeth I become queen?
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How Frederick Douglass became an abolitionist
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Is Mount Rushmore on sacred Native American land?
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How the McCormick reaper changed farming forever
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The groundbreaking art of Kerry James Marshall
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Who was John Wayne?
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How Karl Marx went from student to revolutionary
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How Stephen Sondheim became a Broadway legend
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How Sequoyah invented the Cherokee writing system
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The life and legacy of beloved author and illustrator Eric Carle
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How did LGBTQ Pride Month get its start?
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How is Christmas Eve celebrated?
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Christmas traditions explored
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When was the first Thanksgiving?
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How accurate is Judas and the Black Messiah?
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What happened when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
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What was the purpose of the Voyager space probes?
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What pop culture got wrong about Pocahontas
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What happens at the International Space Station?
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How accurate is The United States vs. Billie Holiday?
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The life and legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois
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Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos scandal explained
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What did the Viking space probes find on Mars?
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The Monroe Doctrine explained
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What we can learn from Frederick Douglass today
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Why Frederick Douglass wrote three autobiographies
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The photographs of Frederick Douglass explained
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What was the impact of the Harlem Renaissance?
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How Joseph Stalin rose to power
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Why the Dred Scott decision is one of the worst U.S. Supreme Court rulings in history
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How amputation saved lives during the American Civil War
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What was Manifest Destiny?
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The Lincoln-Douglas debates explained
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What is the theory of continental drift?
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How Elizabeth II became queen
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How did Prince William and Kate Middleton meet?
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How Billie Holiday protested racism with her songs
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The problem with climate change explained by Bill McKibben
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How World War II led to the end of the British Empire
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How did World War II affect China?
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Why did people think Alexander the Great was a god?
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What was Jewish life in Germany like after World War II?
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Enrique Salmón explains the threat of biodiversity loss
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Why are North and South Korea divided?
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The transition to renewable energy explained by Phil the Fixer
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How William Shakespeare used audition sides
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How the Compromise of 1850 led to the American Civil War
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How the American Whig Party fell apart
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Explaining the High Gothic art style of Sainte-Chapelle
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What is the relationship between Israel and Palestine?
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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
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How the U.S. Army used fake poop during the Vietnam War
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The spooky science behind carnivorous plants
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How frozen blood saved lives during the Vietnam War
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What happened at the Battle of the Alamo?
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Who are notable winners of the PGA Championship?
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Who are the Hazara people of Afghanistan?
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What caused the Russian Revolution?
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What is critical race theory?
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How does pollination work?
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What is nitrogen fixation by bacteria?
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A brief guide to meditation
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The ancient history of encaustic painting
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How Sigmund Freud founded psychoanalysis
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Why did George Custer fail at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
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How José Rizal became the face of the Philippine independence movement
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How does photosynthesis work?
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Why did bell hooks spell her name in lowercase?
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Has anyone actually seen Bigfoot?
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Where did the term Manifest Destiny come from?
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Who actually invented rugby?
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What is the history of same-sex marriage?
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Why is the symbol of Taurus a bull?
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Discover the history of Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States
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Britannica Study Guide: The Crisis of the Union
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Why is AAPI Heritage Month in May?
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Why did Henry VIII form the Church of England?
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Aries: the legend behind the zodiac sign
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Dungeons & Dragons, explained
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Discover how Camilla overcame controversy to become queen consort
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What is the inspiration behind the diner in Nighthawks?
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What makes American Gothic so popular?
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Five famous “firsts” accomplished by women
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Find out why Eid al-Fitr is also called the Festival of Breaking Fast
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Discover what Times Square, red envelopes, and 12 grapes all have in common
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The Great Chicago Fire and the deadly Peshtigo firestorm started on the same day
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Explore milestones in human brain development
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Discover the power of play in human development
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Find out the importance of social and emotional learning
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Learn about technology and modern childhood
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Explore our favorite facts about bears
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Memorize this song and never forget a fact about ferrets again
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Learn about the conservation efforts that saved bald eagles
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Explore technological innovations of the Cold War
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Explore the career of educator and reformer Booker T. Washington
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Major types of pollution explained
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Know about Queen Anne, monarch of Great Britain and Ireland
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Learn about the British East India Company
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Learn about the Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong
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Discover the life of Thomas Hobbes, an English philosopher, scientist, and historian
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Understand the history and ideology of nationalism
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Hear a discussion about the impact of coronavirus on the environment
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Learn about the Asian Giant Hornet and how they are a threat to honeybees
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Learn about Space X, the future of space travel, and the future goals of NASA
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Know about the effects of coronavirus on parenting, school education, and the digital divide
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View to learn about renewable energy, its types, and also how the coronavirus pandemic has changed energy consumption and production patterns
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Hear researchers talk about the challenges in the ALS research therapy in the time of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic
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Know about the hurricanes, its formation, and the challenges in forecasting
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Understand the issue of voter turnout in the 2020 U.S. election, focusing on the younger generations
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Britannica's 2020 Year in Review
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EB Insights: Curiosity Day
The Aftereffects of War: Vietnam War
The Aftereffects of War: Vietnam War
See the night view of Boston city
See the night view of Boston city
ocean temperature increase
ocean temperature increase