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The Olympics
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The Dixie Fire raging in California has everyone concerned about another disastrous wildfire season.
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Cuba
This Monday marks the 68th anniversary of Fidel Castro's attack on the Moncada Barracks, the de facto start of the uprising against Fulgencio Batista. Now, the country is seeing widespread dissent against the regime he founded.
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Climate Disasters
This summer, a series of major storms has had everyone talking about weather disasters.
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This Day in History
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This Day in History
MTV made its debut at 12:01 AM. The first video shown was Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggle
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Weather of the Day
On this date in 1986, a powerful thunderstorm hit eastern Kansas and southwestern?
Birthday of the Day
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Birthday of the Day
Considered one of the great American writers and a major figure in world literature.Early?
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Word of the Day
After hearing her daughter's endlessly Byzantine story, Mother dismissed it as a canard?
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News of the World
Artists from across East Africa have converged on Kenya's capital, creating a vibrant?
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The most sweltering days ever recorded There's a lot of talk about the record-setting temperatures of the past couple years, and how they relate to climate change.![Languages]()
European languages are official in most African countries, due to their colonial history. When characters are shown speaking native African languages in Western media, it is almost always Swahili or a clicking language (like Xhosa). But, there are?![Ryugyong]()
North Korea may not be on the top of many travel wish lists. Accounts of human rights abuses have scared of all but the most adventurous travelers. Even in normal times, all travelers must be on guided tours with North Korean tour guides. But, there?![Olympus]()
The question "Is Mount Olympus Real" gets asked more often than you might think on the Internet. The root of this question is that, clearly, Mount Olympus is not the actual physical home of the gods. But it is certainly real, as are many other?![Chrysanthemum Throne]()
Enduring Civilizations Over the past thousands of years, civilizations, empires, and countries have risen and fallen. Some of these have been erased from history leaving very little behind while others have shaped the world today in tremendous ways.
