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Great Thinkers, Great Thougts: Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo MachiavelliOn May 3,1469, the Italian philosopher and writer Niccolo Machiavelli is born. A lifelong patriot and diehard proponent of a unified Italy, Machiavelli became one of the fathers of...
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Ancient Meteor Strike Triggered Eruptions
Ancient Meteor Strike Triggered Eruptions Lasting Up To One Million Yearsby Charles Q. ChoiA giant meteor impact on Earth nearly 2 billion years ago triggered more explosive and long-lived volcanic...
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Happy New Years, Mars!
It might be Cinco de Mayo on Earth, but it's New Years on Mars! NASA officials wished Mars a happy new year on Twitter Friday (May 5), using the milestone as an opportunity to review exactly how the...
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The Scream and Edvard Munch
Edvard MunchSynopsisEdvard Munch was a prolific yet perpetually troubled artist preoccupied with matters of human mortality such as chronic illness, sexual liberation, and religious aspiration. He...
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Americans Claim Gluten Sensitivity More Than Any Other Nation
Avoiding gluten is a worldwide phenomenon, but the reasons why people do so vary, a new study finds. And in the United States, it's more common for people to say that they avoid the protein because...
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The Mystical Paintings of Gustave Moreau
Gustave Moreau: A Self-PortaitFrench artist Gustave Moreau (1826-1898) is known for his strange and mystical works, often portraying scenes from mythology or religion. Although admired in his time, his...
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Oldest Evidence of Life on Earth Possibly Found in Australian Rocks
by Tia GhoseMicroscopic images of geyserite taken from the Dresser Formation in Australia provide evidence for microbial life that lived 3.48 billion years ago. The ripply "palisade" texture could have...
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Knowledge Quiz, No. 73
I dislike the term trivia. No knowledge is trivial. All information contributes to the whole of an intelligent human being. And, it is an essential part of critical thinking. That is why I did not call...
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Pictures Of North Korea From Space
Dark And Light If any image can tell the story of North and South Korea in one frame, it's this shot taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station in January 2014. The nighttime view...
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Three New Poems by Carmine Giordano
Three New PoemsbyCarmine GiordanoStinkerWasn't I the little stinkerpushing my way out of heras though I had some rightto make her sickly almost dyingfrom the afterbirth I left there in the capsule like...
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Dylan Rosser: Controversial Photographer
by Christopher HarrityDylan Rossser is a London photographer whose work makes everyone want to be a male physique photographer. But, it is harder than it looks.Over the course of the past decade, Dylan...
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The Mexican-American War
On May 13, 1846, the U.S. Congress overwhelmingly voted in favor of President James K. Polk’s request to declare war on Mexico in a dispute over Texas.Under the threat of war, the United States had...
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The Origins of Common Expressions, No.25: Blood Is Thicker Than Water
Meaning:Â Family comes before everything elseHistory:Â In ancient Middle Eastern culture, blood rituals between men symbolized bonds that were far greater than those of family. The saying also has to do...
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Facts About Elephants
Habitat loss is one of the key threats facing elephants. Many climate change projections indicate that key portions of elephants’ habitat will become significantly hotter and drier, resulting in poorer...
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Space Conspiracies That Just Won't Die
by Elizabeth HowellOn the internet, you need to be a skeptical reader these days. Claims of aliens and UFOs, Mars being abnormally big, or the moon turning green are the kinds of things you should...
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Little Known History: The Lost Colony Of Popham
In 1607, the same year that the famous Jamestown colony was established in Virginia, a second settlement was forged on the windswept coast of Maine. Called the Popham colony, the little-known village...
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