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What Is Transcendentalism and How Did It Change America?
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Today, a lot of Americans feel strongly about issues such racial justice, women's rights and protecting the environment, and many believe in the …
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'Acoustic Kitty': The CIA's Not-so-purrfect Plan to Make a Cat a Spy
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The Cold War made people do crazy things. The United States government was so desperate to defeat communism that it threw money at any half-baked …
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Apr 3, 2020
7 Finger-lickin' Legends About Colonel Sanders and KFC
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With its crispy golden fried chicken, KFC is a staple of the fast-food world, sporting 23,000 restaurants in more than 135 countries. You don't get …
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The World's Shortest War Lasted Just 38 Minutes
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It's generous to call the Anglo-Zanzibar War a "war." The entire conflict lasted less than an hour and the victory was ludicrously one-sided, yet …
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The Byford Dolphin Accident: How 5 Deep-Sea Divers Met Gruesome Deaths
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Saturation divers are professional deep-sea divers who descend to depths of 500 feet (152 meters) or more to service equipment on offshore oil rigs …
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Trailingblazing Actress Nichelle Nichols Will 'Live Long and Prosper'
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Nichelle Nichols, who played communications officer Lt. Uhura on the TV show 'Star Trek' in the 1960s, passed away July 30, 2022, at the age of 89. …

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