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Indianapolis skyline and White River during Autumn
What’s a Hoosier?
Learn why people from Indiana are called Hoosiers.
Elvis Presley performing on the television show "Elvis: The Comeback Special" (1968).
Why Is Elvis Called “the King of Rock ’n’ Roll”?
Discover how the renowned singer and performer earned the title...
"Napoleon Crossing the Alps" oil on canvas by Jacques-Louis David, 1800; in the collection of Musee national du chateau de Malmaison.
Was Napoleon Short?
Find out if the most-known aspect of Napoleon’s legacy is really...
Mary I of England (1516-1558). Mary Tudor as a young woman, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, half-sis Elizabeth I. Became Queen Mary I of England (1553) known as Bloody Mary for persecution of Protestants. First queen to rule England.
Was Bloody Mary a Real Person?
What does a Roman Catholic queen have in common with a cocktail...
A mural saluting the actual, and especially folklore, figure Johnny Appleseed in downtown Mansfield, Ohio
Was Johnny Appleseed a Real Person?
Johnny Appleseed is an American folk hero. But is he just a legend...
Polygraph Lie Detector Machine
Do Lie Detectors Actually Work?
Are they catching liars or something else?
Camel at Khor Rori, Oman; mammal.
Do Camels Store Water in Their Humps?
Do camels really come with built-in canteens?
soccer ball in the goal
Why Do Some People Call Football “Soccer”?
You play it with your feet, right?
Yams and sweet potato, root vegetables
What’s the Difference Between Sweet Potatoes and Yams?
What’s that you’re eating?
Olympic torch illustration surrounded by sports in the summer games
How Are Sports Chosen for the Olympics?
The ins and outs of what’s in and what’s out.
Portrait of Marie Antoinette by Jean-Francois Janinet, 1777. Color etching and engraving with gold leaf printed on two sheets, 30x13.5 in.
Did Marie-Antoinette Really Say “Let Them Eat Cake”?
Party like it’s 1789
megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon), female, extinct shark, fishes
What Happened to the Megalodon?
Megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon) was once the scourge...
Ghost forest along the Lewis Gut - a stream along the coast near Core Point, North Carolina. Photographed in 2022
Ghost Forests Are Becoming the New Haunts of Climate Change
What are ghost forests? How do ghost forests emerge, and how...
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?
The reason for the Mona Lisa’s popularity is one of...
Government officials are erasing graffiti of Islamic State (ISIS) banner in Solo, Java, Indonesia.
Is It ISIS or ISIL?
From ISIS to ISIL to Daesh, who gets the name right?
Middle East bee locator map
Are the Middle East and the Near East the Same Thing?
Don’t let the terminology distract you from this important part...
Globe South America, map
What’s the Difference Between Hispanic and Latino?
Is there a difference?
Close-up of crocodile eye; location unknown (rainforest, reptile).
What’s the Difference Between Alligators and Crocodiles?
Something to ponder by the pond
Three parasaurolophus stand on a rock beach. Pterasaurs fly over head and a small mammal watches the dinosaurs as they meander along the water's edge.
What Happened to the Dinosaurs?
Find out what ended the reign of the dinosaurs.
Remains of the ancient fortress of Masyaf, Syria. (Masyaf Castle, Assassins)
Who Were the Assassins?
Outlandish tales about a sect known as the Assassins were a staple...
Praying mantis (sphodromantis gastrica)
Why Do Some Animals Eat Their Mates After Sex?
Sexual cannibalism refers to the eating of all or part of one’s...
Young women with rainbow painted faces - symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender - LGBT - watch the San Francisco Pride Parade in 2015. Gay pride human rights civil rights spectators California
Why Is Pride Month Celebrated in June?
Pride Month: From Stonewall riots to annual celebration.
Image concept with the result of the HIV test, AIDS
What’s the Difference Between HIV and AIDS?
Learn about the illnesses most prone to public misconception.
Kansas tornado over field. (twister, strom, weather, clouds)
How Do Tornadoes Form?
It’s a twister, it’s a twister!