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Music
Eurovision 2023 locations are being shortlisted, so it's time to let the music move you and explore some history of the world's greatest tunes!
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Edgar Allan Poe
Poe is one of the world's most popular writers of the macabre, eerie, and downright terrifying. Find out more about this interesting figure and his works on Infoplease!
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The Perseids Meteor Shower
The Perseids meteor shower is this weekend, peaking on August 13th. Learn more about meteors, the constellation Perseus, and our Solar System today!
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This Day in History
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This Day in History
Macbeth, king of Scotland, was killed by Malcolm Canmore.
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On this date in 1987, thunderstorms continued to hammer the upper Midwest. A tornado at…
Birthday of the Day
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Birthday of the Day
Early LifeThe son of Carlo and Letizia Bonaparte (or Buonaparte; see under Bonaparte,…
Word of the Day
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Moving his flashlight beam over the walls of the ruined temple, Martin noticed the…
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Israeli police are treating the incident near the Western Wall as a suspected terror…
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Our solar system consists of one star (the Sun), eight planets and all their moons, three dwarf planets, and several thousand small solar system objects—asteroids, comets, trans-Neptunian objects, and…![Newsboy with breaking news]()
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The National Poets of the UK The Poet Laureate, a member of the royal household, composes poems for state occasions. Carol Ann Duffy became the first woman in the position's 341-year history when chosen for the post in 2009.![Nuclear weapons]()
Acknowledged: U.K., China, France, India, Pakistan, Russia, United States, Israel, North Korea1 Seeking: Syria, Iran2
