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Smiling white woman pointing up at a vintage map, superimposed with the text Africa and the Mercator map.
Is the World's Most Popular Map Wrong?
New York City skyline tinted orange from wildfire smoke.
How Is Air Quality Measured?
New York City skyline tinted orange from wildfire smoke.
How Is Air Quality Measured?
A collage of colorful superhero comic book covers featuring Spider-Man, the Silver Surfer, Iron Man, and other characters.
Why are superheroes so popular?
Actors Luke Thompson and Nicola Coughlan in scenes from Bridgerton, flanking text reading: they got it ALL WRONG.
What Was the Regency Era Actually Like?
Two people in suits with their heads replaced by scoops of ice cream against a striped background and a red flag labeled VOTE!
How is ranked-choice voting different from single choice?
How Is a Pope Elected?
How Is a Pope Elected?
A U.S. map outline contains a $20 imported label, overlaid on a background of grocery receipt text with an arrow pointing to the label.
What Are Tariffs and How Do They Work?
How to Preserve LGBTQ+ History in the Face of Hate
How to Preserve LGBTQ+ History in the Face of Hate
Black and white photo of Harry Houdini with folded arms and gold chains around his wrists, set against a theater audience background with the text: the wild TRUTH about Houdini.
How Harry Houdini Became the World's Most Famous Magician
What Was the First Novel Ever Written?
What Was the First Novel Ever Written?
Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby raises a champagne glass, with 'The Great Gatsby' book cover superimposed and an arrow pointing to it.
The Great Gatsby: From Flop to Great American Novel
Open book with Regency-era illustration of Jane Austen holding a book; large script “J. Austen” across; background of handwritten text.
Everything We Know and Love About Jane Austen
Yellow letter tiles on a teal background spell 'what is a haiku?' with abstract calligraphic scribbles in the background
The History of the Haiku, and How to Write One
The video thumbnail image shows a spitting cobra shooting venom from its teeth.
Why Spitting Cobras Don't Technically Spit
Astronaut holding a rainbow lollipop against a starfield, with arrows toward text reading: Sugar in Space?
How Did We Find Sugar in Space?
Side-by-side screens: left, vintage TV with black-and-white party scene labeled then; right, still from the Apple TV+ series Severance labeled now.
How Was the Television Invented?
An image of Joy Harjo, a Native American woman, imposed on a background of a notebook. A blue arrow points to Harjo with the label 'poet laureate.'
Joy Harjo Explains the Job of Poet Laureate
Image shows a sketch of the Earth on graph paper with a photo of the Earth in the background. Blue arrows point to the sketch and the word FAKE? appears above in red letters.
Earth Is Round, But Flat-Earthers Still Exist
A vintage sepia-toned image of two women embracing.
Why the History of Valentine's Day Is So Complicated
Sepia-toned map of Greenland, with the label Greenland highlighted in blue.
Who Governs Greenland?
Britannica editor Melissa Petruzello smiling in front of bookshelves, with a blue speech bubble reading "ask a Britannica editor" above her head.
Why You Should Love the Peacock Spider
A person wearing a blue plaid shirt and a navy garment with colorful embroidery has a red armband reading Indigenous Peoples Day.
What Do We Celebrate on Indigenous Peoples' Day
Three popcorn balls topped with red, yellow, and green candies against a white background.
The Corn Chronicles: Why Popcorn is so Popular
Purple-toned illustration of a cemetery at dusk with a silhouetted figure holding a shovel standing beneath an ornate gate reading Spirit Land Cemetery, surrounded by gravestones and trees.
The Real Serial Killer Who Inspired Psycho
Pixelated window with the text TSUNAMI OR WAVE? and a large cursor overlaying a background of a large wave hitting the coast.
How Is a Tsunami Different from a Regular Wave?
Silhouette of a bird with outstretched wings holding a Hello, my name is ? badge, next to a set of four large, weathered bones on a dark background.
How to identify new species with just one bone
A split image of a lion and an orange cat are shown against a vintage map.
How Did Cats Become Pets?
A sepia-toned image of Lizzie Borden's face is overlaid with a bright white axe shape, containing blue text reading really a monster? Blurred text and stains appear in the background.
Did Lizzie Borden Get Away With Murder?
Britannica editor John Rafferty holds a microphone in front of an illustrated background showing two axolotls and the headline Ask an Editor: Are axolotls real?
The Tiny Habitat of the Endangered Axolotl
Painting of a person with a headscarf reading a newspaper, with blue and white text overlaid reading: How the middle class learned to read.
How the Printing Press Revolutionized Literacy
A round wheel of cheese with a wedge cut out sits on a blue wooden surface, overlaid with large text reading How It's Made and very light blue question marks in the background.
How Is Cheese Made?
A woman stands in front of a diagram showing the Earth casting a shadow on the Moon during a lunar eclipse, with a banner reading What happens during a lunar eclipse?
Can You Safely Watch a Lunar Eclipse?
Animated illustration of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in the center with the Hubble Space Telescope on the left and the James Webb Space Telescope on the right, under a headline reading Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
What Can the Roman Telescope Teach Us About the Universe?
Axolotl wearing a green paper hat in the style of Peter Pan, with speech bubble reading “I'll never grow up!”
What is So Unique About the Axolotl?
What is a simple machine?
What is a simple machine?
A hand holds a halved pawpaw fruit showing yellow flesh and dark seeds. Large text reads the fruit you've NEVER heard of, over a dark leafy background.
How the Pawpaw Became North America's Best-Kept Secret
Michelangelo's The Last Judgment, Explained
Michelangelo's The Last Judgment, Explained
A uniformed arm rests a hand on a service cap beside a small American flag. Large text reads: remembering 9/11.
25 Years Later, How Do We Remember 9/11?
Illustration of vintage printing press with bold text reading Gutenberg's printing press and a blue arrow pointing to the press, against a purple background.
How Did Gutenberg's Printing Press Work?
The video thumbnail image shows a black and white image of Chief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli.
How Albert Luthuli Shaped South Africa's Apartheid Resistance
The video thumbnail shows a black and white image of a mosquito biting a human arm. The area it is biting is highlighted in pink.
Why Do Mosquito Bites Itch?
Side-by-side comparison of a brown cricket on the left and a camouflaged grasshopper on the right, separated by a large white question mark.
Grasshoppers vs. Crickets: What's the Difference?
How Fred Astaire Became a Dancer
How Fred Astaire Became a Dancer
An illustration of a Caesar salad against a blue background.
Who Invented the Caesar Salad?
Two young boys work barefoot at large textile machines inside a factory, illustrating child labor in the United States during the early twentieth century.
When Did Child Labor End in the U.S.?
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Do Sharks Sleep?
Illustration of Oscar statuettes with a large gold figure in front and the words 'Who decides?' in bold white letters on a blue banner across the center.
Who Votes For the Oscars?
Green headline reading Your Brain on ChatGPT over a background of overlapping ChatGPT logos, chat windows, and connecting lines, representing AI and cognitive research.
How Does AI Affect Your Brain?
Britannica editor Alicja Zelazko smiles at the camera, with a blue speech bubble above her reading "ask a Britannica editor" against a textured background.
Our Art Editor's Favorite Sculptor
How Do Mobsters Get Their Nicknames?
How Do Mobsters Get Their Nicknames?
A photo montage of a colorful Indian flag waving on a white paper background, and a black and white photo of two Indian filmmakers peering through a large film movie camera.
The History of Bollywood: From the Golden Age to Today
Filippo Brunelleschi's Contribution to Architecture
Filippo Brunelleschi's Contribution to Architecture
The true story of Priscilla Presley and Elvis
The true story of Priscilla Presley and Elvis
Why Is the Twentieth Amendment Called the “Lame Duck Amendment”?
Why Is the Twentieth Amendment Called the “Lame Duck Amendment”?
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How India Finally Won a 200-year Fight for Independence
Collage of raised-fist silhouettes over a halftone orange, yellow, and green background, featuring historic newspaper text and faint crowd imagery.
How India Finally Won a 200-year Fight for Independence
Illustration of a red-capped mushroom wearing a red cape next to bold text reading 'Can fungi save the world?' with a smokestack in the background.
The Tiny Fungi Fighting Climate Change
Illustration of a paper cutout person pushing a wheelbarrow carrying the words, Starting a business, against a green checked background.
What You Need to Know Before Starting a Business
Britannica editor Erik Gregersen, a white man wearing glasses, holds a microphone in front of a galaxy background. Displayed above him are the phrases: Ask an Editor, and How old is the universe?
How Do We Know the Age of the Universe?
Detail from Salvador Dali's The Persistence of Memory showing two melting clocks draped over a ledge and an abstract form, illustrating surrealism and the distortion of time.
What Do Salvador Dalí's Melting Clocks Mean?
Virgo constellation outlined with white dots and lines against a starry night sky, with a faint illustration of a woman holding wheat in the background.
What Does the Symbol of Virgo Mean?
A flower represented by dollar bills grows out of a pot. Text says: Trading vs. Investing.
What's the Difference Between Trading and Investing?
Sandro Botticelli's painting The Birth of Venus shows the goddess Venus standing on a seashell at the shore, with wind gods blowing from the left and a woman holding a cloak on the right.
What Makes the Birth of Venus So Beautiful?
Satellite image showing three labeled hurricanes—Florence, Isaac, and Helene—across the Atlantic Ocean in September 2018.
How Do Hurricanes Form?
A woman sits at a table with tools for a scientific demonstration.
How Do Earthquakes Affect People? Liquefaction
An image of a factory with smokestacks emitting green-patterned smoke. The text above reads, What is greenwashing?.
What is Greenwashing?
A man sleeps with his mouth open on a bed, while a large spider sits on the pillow near his hand.
Do We Really Swallow Spiders in Our Sleep?
Crazy in Love: Why Some Animals Eat Their Mates
Crazy in Love: Why Some Animals Eat Their Mates
A white man in glasses holds a microphone under the text. Ask an Editor, and. What is planetary alignment?, against a starry space background.
When Was the Last Time All the Planets Aligned?
Engraved bust of Homer, a bearded man in a conical cap, overlaid on a painting of a galley with rowers and winged figures.
Telling the Story of Homer's Odyssey with Translator Emily Wilson
A vintage encyclopedia page shows small type and scientific illustrations. The question What was Enlightenment? is written in old-fashioned blue lettering.
What was Enlightenment? Explaining the Age of Reason
A collage featuring four colonial-era European figures in military and formal attire, a yellow map of Africa, and a vintage cartoon of imperialism in the background.
What Was the Scramble for Africa?
A pangolin walks through grass with a blue circle around it and the word endangered written in white across the image.
Meet the Endangered Pangolin
A bald eagle on a white column with a blue ribbon labeled national bird, against a faded U.S. map background.
Why is the bald eagle the U.S. national bird?
What is a certificate of deposit?
What is a certificate of deposit?
Dungeons & Dragons explained
Dungeons & Dragons explained
Large red Rafflesia flower with spotted petals is shown close up, with lines representing foul odor emanating from the flower. Bold text reads the phrase: Smells like death.
Why Do the World's Largest Flowers Stink?
A colorful world map shows swirling clouds of aerosols in green, purple, and red, with arrows pointing to different regions and a note reading: What are aerosols?
How Invisible Aerosols Connect in Earth's Atmosphere
Collage spells African American English in cutout letters; at right, a large open mouth, a hand with megaphone, and chat bubbles with laptop.
What Is African American English? Language, Memory, and Belonging
All About Carnaval: The Festive Season Before Lent
All About Carnaval: The Festive Season Before Lent
Color illustration of Countee Cullen in profile, set against a purple background with white floral and maplike designs.
Countee Cullen's Poem “Confession”: Reading and Analysis
A large wooden Trojan horse is labeled with a blue box reading "FICTION" and an arrow pointing to it, illustrating myth versus reality in Homer's Odyssey.
Is Homer's Odyssey a True Story?
A hand places a ballot in a box with an American flag in the background. Large text reads What's the point? with a blue arrow pointing to the ballot.
How Do Midterm Elections Work?
A hand places a ballot in a box with an American flag in the background. Large text reads What's the point? with a blue arrow pointing to the ballot.
How Do Midterm Elections Work?
Illustration of Bigfoot, a large, brown, hairy figure with long arms, walking in front of a yellow circle on a blue background.
Has Anyone Actually Seen Bigfoot?
Illustration of a blue zodiac belt with white constellation diagrams and the large text "what's your sign?" in the center against a starry background.
The Real History of the Zodiac
The True Story of Napoleon Bonaparte
The True Story of Napoleon Bonaparte
Black and white illustration of French revolutionaries storming the Bastille, with armed crowds, cannon, smoke, and the fortress gate in the background.
What Does Bastille Day Celebrate?
Do Carnivorous Plants Actually Eat Their Prey?
Do Carnivorous Plants Actually Eat Their Prey?
Engraving of a Revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror, with judges at a table, armed guards, and citizens, some pointing and gesturing in a crowded courtroom.
What Happened During the Reign of Terror?
Engraved portrait of Maximilien Robespierre, shown from the shoulders up with curled hair, a high-collared coat, and a cravat, against a dark background.
What Was Robespierre's Role in the French Revolution?
The American flag is shown against a blue sky background.
Five Surprising Facts About the Fourth of July
Color illustrations of three women from the 18th century set against a white paper background, including a Black woman in a blue dress and white bonnet, a white woman loading a cannon, and a white woman holding a rifle. The text Daughters of the Revolution appears in capital letters.
What Were the Roles of Women in the American Revolution?
Historical illustration of the Boston Tea Party, showing colonists dumping tea chests from a ship into Boston Harbor while a crowd gathers on the shore in the background.
What Was the Boston Tea Party?
Image of the Declaration of Independence with the words "Preamble" on the left, "Grievances" on the right, and "Resolution" at the bottom, highlighting key sections of the document.
Did You Know This About the Declaration of Independence?
The word semiquincentennial appears in white text on a blue background.
What Do You Call the 250th Anniversary of the United States?
The video thumbnail image shows the silhouette of a colonial man riding a horse in the early morning.
What Really Happened on Paul Revere's Midnight Ride?
The video thumbnail image shows a historical painting of George Washington and Revolutionary troops in the winter.
How Did Smallpox Change the American Revolution?
Gray teddy bear sitting on a yellow price tag with dollar signs, representing rising consumer prices
What Is Inflation? How Rising Prices Affect Everyday Goods
Stylized illustration of a rabbit wearing a shirt patterned like the U.S. flag next to the title The Taxes We Pay.
The Different Types of Taxes We Pay
The Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona is shown in color with a blue banner reading "Impossible Building?" across a grayscale background of trees.
Why the Sagrada Família Is a Construction Nightmare
How Did Volodymyr Zelensky Become President of Ukraine?
How Did Volodymyr Zelensky Become President of Ukraine?
The 14th Dalai Lama with hands pressed in prayer appears next to a silhouette with a question mark and the text "the next Dalai Lama" between blue arrows.
How Is the Dalai Lama Chosen?
Why Are North and South Korea Divided?
Why Are North and South Korea Divided?
Toussaint Louverture: Liberator and Leader of Haiti
Toussaint Louverture: Liberator and Leader of Haiti
A white man in a blue shirt stands in front of an illustrated blue background with fish and the text "animal car wash?" across his chest, referencing animal mutualism.
How Different Animal Species Work Together
A man wearing glasses and a blue turtleneck holds a globe patterned like a soccer ball, with stadium and physics equations in the background and text above stating Science of Soccer.
How Physics Makes “Impossible” Soccer Kicks Possible
A video discusses how much to save for retirement.
How Much Do You Need to Save for Retirement?
What Is Impressionism?
What Is Impressionism?
Claude Monet's Water Lilies Series, Discussed
Claude Monet's Water Lilies Series, Discussed
A tamandua, or lesser anteater, extends its long tongue. Overlaid text reads "16 inch TONGUE" with an arrow pointing to the tongue. Forest background.
What is the Tamandua?
Video explaining the difference between good debt and bad debt.
The difference between good debt and bad debt
The video thumbnail image shows a frame of binoculars focused on a Komodo dragon in the wild.
How the Komodo Dragon Got Its Name
Why Sojourner Truth Changed Her Name
Why Sojourner Truth Changed Her Name
A roaring tiger with its mouth open appears in front of rural homes, with bold blue text reading "Your new neighbor?" promoting wildlife conservation discussion.
Can We Protect Endangered Wildlife in India?
A large pile of plastic trash collected from the ocean.
How To Clean Up Earth's Oceans
Side-by-side illustration comparing a modern black-and-white bird on the left with a feathered dinosaur, Archaeopteryx, on the right, both with wings spread.
How Are Birds and Dinosaurs Related?
Bright green algae blooms distort the surface of water.
What Causes Algae Blooms?
A close up image of a digital color-picker, showing shades of greens, yellows, reds, pinks, and blues.
Who Created the Color Wheel?
The Stonewall Inn's exterior at night, featuring a red neon sign reading "The Stonewall Inn" in the window, with string lights and posters visible inside.
What Were the Stonewall Riots?
Two large pipes discharge polluted, muddy water, illustrating water contamination and environmental pollution.
The Fight for Clean Drinking Water
Illustration of the Leo constellation outlined with white dots and lines, superimposed on a stylized blue lion silhouette against a starry night sky.
Why Is the Symbol of Leo a Lion?
Why Was Cyrus the Great So “Great”?
Why Was Cyrus the Great So “Great”?
Two hands form a triangle framing an illustrated eye, with bold blue and white text reading "The Illuminati is real" overlaid on the image.
The Real History of the Illuminati
Dr. Jingmai O'Connor smiles and gestures toward a fossil of Archaeopteryx on display at the Field Museum, with exhibit text visible in the background.
Archaeopteryx: The Holy Grail of Fossils
A smiling man and a child, both with faces covered in colorful powder, celebrate outdoors with yellow marigold garlands hanging in the background.
Why is AAPI Heritage Month in May?
Watch Earth's Continents Move
Watch Earth's Continents Move
U.S. women's soccer players in red jerseys celebrate during a FIFA World Cup match, with Megan Rapinoe smiling and holding teammate Lindsey Horan.
The History Behind the FIFA World Cup
Illustration showing Earth on the left and the Sun on the right with blue arrows forming a circle around the word "WHY?" in the center, representing Earth's rotation and revolution.
Why Does the Earth Rotate and Revolve Around the Sun?
Illustration of a grocery basket with everyday items—milk, eggs, a drink, bananas, and a teddy bear—with the words “building credit” on the front.
How To Build Credit From Scratch
Split image showing Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer at a chalkboard on the left and actor Cillian Murphy portraying Oppenheimer with a cigarette and hat on the right.
The True Story of Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb
A person in glasses examines a strip of film in a darkroom. Overlaid text reads "What's the point of film photography?" with "film photography?" highlighted in blue.
How (And Why) To Develop Photos in a Darkroom
A gorilla sits on a tree trunk with a blue arrow pointing to it. Large text reads, "What makes apes so special?" with trees and zoo habitat in the background.
The Social Lives of Apes
The video thumbnail image shows a scene of illustrated trees overlaid with a black-and-white photo of Robert Frost in profile.
Reading and Interpretation: “The Onset” by Robert Frost
Star chart in German showing constellations and celestial coordinates in a circular pattern, with white dots for stars on a blue background and constellation names labeled.
What Are Constellations?
Do Different Parts of the Tongue Taste Different Flavors?
Do Different Parts of the Tongue Taste Different Flavors?
How Rosalynn Carter Redefined the Role of First Lady
How Rosalynn Carter Redefined the Role of First Lady
The Colorful Life of The Color Purple Author Alice Walker
The Colorful Life of The Color Purple Author Alice Walker
Can We Predict Natural Disasters?
Can We Predict Natural Disasters?
Historic black-and-white photo of a group of Chinese American railroad workers, some wearing hats, who contributed to building the Transcontinental Railroad.
How Chinese Immigrants Built the Transcontinental Railroad
Close-up of a medical blood bag filled with red blood, showing attached tubes and connectors against a blurred background.
Why Is Blood Red?
Historic black and white photo of a group of Asian American children in traditional clothing posing with hands on hips in front of a U.S. flag.
The Political History of the Term “Asian American”
Close-up of a person holding a child's hand with scabs on the fingers, gently cleaning the wounds with gauze.
How Do Scabs Form?
Gloved hands hold a blood sample tube above a rack of vials in a laboratory, illustrating blood analysis in human body science.
How Much Blood is in the Human Body?
Why Do Twins Represent Gemini?
Why Do Twins Represent Gemini?
A boy in a sombrero carries a large Mexican flag at the front of a festive Cinco de Mayo parade, with people in traditional dress and drums following behind him.
The True Meaning of Cinco de Mayo
Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 by James McNeill Whistler shows Whistler's mother in profile, seated in a black dress against a gray wall with framed art.
How The Artist's Mother Became an American Icon
A young girl gently touches her forehead to her smiling mother's forehead in a close, affectionate moment, captured in a black and white photo.
Who Created Mother's Day?
Color illustration of a Civil War battle showing Union soldiers, including African American troops, charging a Confederate fort as cannons fire and ships battle in the background.
How Did the United States Change After the Civil War?
A swimmer wearing goggles and a swim cap turns their head to breathe while swimming in open water, emphasizing the act of breathing during exercise.
How Much Air Do You Breathe in a Lifetime?
Composite image showing a coronal mass ejection as bright plasma erupting from the Sun's corona, with the Sun in green and the explosion in red and orange.
What Are Coronal Mass Ejections, or CMEs?
Mother Jones sits at a desk with an open book, wearing glasses and a high-collared dress, looking directly at the camera.
Why Was Mother Jones Called “the Most Dangerous Woman in America”?
A small American flag is placed in front of a gravestone in a military cemetery, symbolizing Memorial Day remembrance for U.S. armed forces members.
What Is the Origin of Memorial Day?
David Attenborough: An Explorer's Life
David Attenborough: An Explorer's Life
Who Created the Periodic Table?
Who Created the Periodic Table?
How did Labor Day Become a National Holiday?
How did Labor Day Become a National Holiday?
How did Labor Day Become a National Holiday?
How did Labor Day Become a National Holiday?
A Brief Look at the Life of George Orwell
A Brief Look at the Life of George Orwell
Following Kobe Bryant's career trajectory
Following Kobe Bryant's career trajectory
Astronaut stands on the moon with a large bootprint in the foreground and bold text reading "footprints on the MOON?" above, referencing lunar exploration.
Why Does Nothing Change on the Moon?
The video thumbnail image shows an illustration of an animal cell next to a photo of a whale swimming in the oean.
The Major Parts of an Animal Cell
What Caused the Russian Revolution?
What Caused the Russian Revolution?
Prince William, Prince of Wales, wearing a white shirt and dark jacket, speaks with another man at an indoor event.
Prince William and the Future of the British Throne
Discover How Camilla Overcame Controversy to Become Queen Consort
Discover How Camilla Overcame Controversy to Become Queen Consort
How Long Did Prince Charles Wait to Become King Charles III?
How Long Did Prince Charles Wait to Become King Charles III?
The video thumbnail image shows a snowcapped mountain against a blue sky.
How to Measure a Mountain
Split image with the Indian flag on the left and people waiting at a polling station on the right, overlaid with large text reading "1 BILLION VOTERS?".
How One Billion People Vote in India
A dolphin on a background of graph paper, with a blue line chart trending downwards and four types of fish surrounding it.
How Do Zoos Feed Their Hungry Dolphins?
A sealed envelope with a red wax stamp is overlaid with lit birthday candles shaped as the numbers 2, 5, and 0, in front of a faded background showing a mailbox and a postal worker in a mail truck.
The 250-Year-Old History of American Mail
Illustration of a Greek warrior in armor next to large text reading "Who's who in the ODYSSEY" on a blue background.
Who Are the Characters of Homer's Odyssey?
What and When Is Passover?
What and When Is Passover?
What Did the Viking Space Probes Find on Mars?
What Did the Viking Space Probes Find on Mars?
A large window looking at a forested exterior, four hand-drawn blue raindrops, and a hand holding a phone displaying a pie chart showing a 60% chance of partly cloudy skies, and a 40% chance of rain.
What Does “Percentage of Rain” Actually Mean? 
A dollar bill folded into a paper crane appears next to the words "Stocks vs. Bonds."
Two Basic Investment Types: Stocks vs. Bonds
The video thumbnail image shows two black and white photos of monkey and ape heads, surrounded by blue and pink circles.
Monkeys vs. Apes: What's the Difference?
Diagram showing a microscope with a magnified view of a large, rod-shaped bacterium next to a much smaller, round virus particle.
What's the Difference Between Bacteria and Viruses?
Illustration of Jesus Christ with a radiant halo, surrounded by colorful, patterned Easter eggs, symbolizing the connection between Easter eggs and the Christian holiday.
What Do Eggs Have To Do With Easter?
What Is Palm Sunday?
What Is Palm Sunday?
A child hugs her father from behind and holds a finger to her lips, while a paper fish is taped to the man's back, suggesting an April Fools' Day prank.
How Did April Fools' Day Start?
Gloved hands draw liquid from a vial into a syringe, overlaid on a digitally colored microscopic image of a virus with round particles in clusters.
How We Develop New Vaccines
What Is Cloud Seeding?
What Is Cloud Seeding?
Illustration of a spacecraft above the lunar surface with the text "we're sending astronauts into DEEP SPACE" and a blue arrow pointing toward the spacecraft.
Why Artemis II Is Taking Us Back to the Moon
What are the Different Types of Extinction?
What are the Different Types of Extinction?
Vintage illustrations of colorful moths.
Moths vs. Butterflies: Can You Tell the Difference?
A large tree with leaves turning orange in fall.
What Causes the Seasons?
Why Was the Meiji Restoration Significant in Japan's History?
Why Was the Meiji Restoration Significant in Japan's History?
Understanding V-J Day and the End of World War II
Understanding V-J Day and the End of World War II
A piece of Irish soda bread on a white plate.
How to Make Irish Soda Bread
A piece of Irish soda bread on a white plate.
How to Make Irish Soda Bread
Who was René Descartes?
Who was René Descartes?
Who was Immanuel Kant?
Who was Immanuel Kant?
The Transition to Renewable Energy Explained by Phil the Fixer
The Transition to Renewable Energy Explained by Phil the Fixer
How Are Plant Cells Different from Animal Cells?
How Are Plant Cells Different from Animal Cells?
The video thumbnail image shows four ten dollar bills with arrows pointing to an image of a family with one member in a wheelchair and an image of an elderly woman.
How do social security benefits work?
Close-up of pink cherry blossoms blooming on a tree branch against a blue sky with clouds, illustrating early spring caused by climate change.
What's the Problem with an Early Spring?
The Problem with Climate Change Explained by Bill McKibben
The Problem with Climate Change Explained by Bill McKibben
What It's Like to Visit an Active Volcano
What It's Like to Visit an Active Volcano
Portrait of a woman in a formal dress overlaid with white mathematical equations, representing women's achievements in art, science, and sports.
Five Famous “Firsts” Accomplished By Women
Black and white photo of women and girls in early 1900s dress holding a banner reading "I WISH MA COULD VOTE" at a suffrage march, with American flags in the background.
Is There a Difference Between a Suffragist and a Suffragette?
Black and white portrait of Maria Callas in profile, wearing pearl earrings and her hair pulled back, looking ahead with a slight smile.
How Did Opera's Greatest Soprano Lose Her Voice?
Black-and-white photo of people standing outside a building with a banner reading "Headquarters National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage."
Five Absurd Reasons Women Were Denied the Vote
Illustration of St. Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, wearing ornate bishop's robes and miter, holding a staff and raising one hand in blessing with a coastal landscape in the background.
Who Was the Real St. Patrick?
Close-up of Audrey Tang's face in partial profile, with lines of computer code projected across her face and glasses against a dark background.
How Audrey Tang Became Taiwan's Youngest Cabinet Minister
A white woman in blurry focus holds up a small piece of plastic called a nurdle, highlighted with a blue circle.
Marine Debris: How Trash Ends Up in the Ocean?
Close-up of two 17-year cicadas with black bodies and orange eyes, perched on a branch, with a blurred green and brown background.
How Do Cicadas Know When to Go Aboveground?
Illustration of the Pisces zodiac sign showing two stylized fish connected by a line, set against a dark blue starry background.
Pisces: The Final Sign of the Zodiac
Patsy Takemoto Mink smiles while hanging a sign reading "Rep. Patsy T. Mink (D-Hawaii)" on a door, marking her historic election to the U.S. Congress.
Who Was the First Woman of Color Elected to Congress?
Aries: The Legend Behind the Zodiac Sign
Aries: The Legend Behind the Zodiac Sign
A pint glass filled with green beer and topped with foam, set against a black background.
What is the Origin of St. Patrick's Day?
What Is Leap Day?
What Is Leap Day?
A tall white mushroom in the forest.
Do Mushrooms Need Sunlight?
Small brown mushrooms growing at the base of a tree.
Are Fungi Plants?
Video thumbnail image shows Black South African schoolchildren standing behind a fence.
How Did Apartheid Change South Africa?
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What Are the Epstein Files—And What's in Them?
The Mughal Emperor Akbar's Rise to Power Explained
The Mughal Emperor Akbar's Rise to Power Explained
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Discover the Myth Behind the Chinese Zodiac
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How Is Olympic Figure Skating Judged?
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Why We All Use the Latin Alphabet
Vince Lombardi smiles at reporters, while another man wearing a suit holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
The History of the Super Bowl
Edvard Munch's The Scream, Explained
Edvard Munch's The Scream, Explained
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A Look Behind the Curtain in The Ballet Class
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The Hairy History of Groundhog Day
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The Legend of Lunar New Year
How Did “Fighting Shirley” Chisholm Earn Her Nickname?
How Did “Fighting Shirley” Chisholm Earn Her Nickname?
Meet Key Women Writers of the Harlem Renaissance
Meet Key Women Writers of the Harlem Renaissance
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Should You Get a Prenuptial Agreement?
How a Historical Interpreter Connects to the Past at Colonial Williamsburg
How a Historical Interpreter Connects to the Past at Colonial Williamsburg
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What is the History of Same-Sex Marriage?
A black-and-white portrait of a couple.
How Loving v. Virginia Legalized Interracial Marriage in the U.S.
What is the History of Presidents' Day?
What is the History of Presidents' Day?
The life and legacy of Vampire Chronicles author Anne Rice
The life and legacy of Vampire Chronicles author Anne Rice
What is everyone looking at in Las Meninas?
What is everyone looking at in Las Meninas?
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Shabbat Prayers: What is the Blessing Over Bread?
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Shabbat Prayers: What is the Blessing Over Wine?
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Shabbat Prayers: What is the Blessing Over Candles?
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Meet America's First IVF Baby
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What We Can Learn (and Eat) Urban Foraging
How Are Sports Chosen for the Olympics?
How Are Sports Chosen for the Olympics?
Painting "Madonna with the Long Neck" by Parmigianino, featuring the Virgin Mary.
The Story Behind Madonna with the Long Neck
The International Space Station.
What Happens at the International Space Station?
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The Fascinating History of Amish Quilts
Deafblind activist Helen Keller touches a plane labeled "The Helen Keller" with a graphic overlay of a plane and dashed travel path.
How Did Helen Keller Fly a Plane?
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Each Section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Explained
Hishikawa Moronobu's painting "Beauty Looking Back," featuring a woman in a red robe.
How Beauty Looking Back Reflects Japanese History
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How Old Are the Academy Awards?
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What Happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke?
A black and white still from 1927 film "The Jazz Singer."
How Talkies Replaced Silent Films
Black and white portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Painting "The Laughing Cavalier," featuring a white man sporting a large hat, mustache, and ruff.
Why The Laughing Cavalier's Title Doesn't Make Sense
A bee perched on a purple flower with a yellow center.
Enrique Salmón Explains the Threat of Biodiversity Loss
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Why Do We Have Earwax?
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How Does the Moon Affect the Tides?
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How Can We Help Protect Monarch Butterflies?
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How a Foley Artist Creates Sound Effects for Screen
Frank Sadorus: Photographing Life on the Illinois Plains
Frank Sadorus: Photographing Life on the Illinois Plains
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How to Design a New State Flag
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The Long History of New Year Celebrations
An astronaut in space waves while surrounded by floating plastic debris including bottles, a bag, a straw, and a plate near Earth's orbit.
Should We Be Worried About Space Trash?
How March Madness Made College Basketball America's Favorite Pastime
How March Madness Made College Basketball America's Favorite Pastime
Did Ancient Greeks Believe Their Myths Were Real?
Did Ancient Greeks Believe Their Myths Were Real?
Find out why Eid al-Fitr is also called the Festival of Breaking Fast
Find out why Eid al-Fitr is also called the Festival of Breaking Fast
Why Ramadan is one of the holiest months for Muslims
Why Ramadan is one of the holiest months for Muslims
What Made Sammy Davis, Jr., the World's Greatest Entertainer?
What Made Sammy Davis, Jr., the World's Greatest Entertainer?
Why Did Early Critics Hate The Death of Sardanapalus?
Why Did Early Critics Hate The Death of Sardanapalus?
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Nausea, Nothingness, and Existentialism: Meet Jean-Paul Sartre
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Why We Keep Telling the Story of Oz
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Why Ancient Egyptian Writing Is More Than Just Hieroglyphics
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How Gingerbread Became a Christmas Treat
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree: Why Do We Deck Thy Branches?
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree: Why Do We Deck Thy Branches?
What's the Difference Between Yule and Christmas?
What's the Difference Between Yule and Christmas?
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When Christmas Became Illegal
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Answering Your Questions About Friedrich Nietzsche
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What Is the History of the Olympics?
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How Artificial Dyes Color Our Taste in Food
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How Scientists Discovered New Species of the King Cobra
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How Volcanoes Work, Explained By a Volcanologist
Photo of Saint Carlos Acutis in a Catholic church.
How to Become a Saint: Canonization Explained
Five hands on a concrete wall; above a torn edge are scenes of outdoor dining, floodwater, and a crowded street; text reads “Who gets to move on?”
Hurricane Katrina 20 Years Later: Who Gets to Move On?
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The Science of Distillation: How is Liquor Made?
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Why Do These Animals Hibernate?
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What Caused the January 6, 2021, Capitol Attack?
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What's So Special About Loons?
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A Lost Generation: How One Artist Reconnects to Her Indigenous Heritage
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Riding the Last Human-Operated Elevator in Chicago
Why Is It Called Black Friday?
Why Is It Called Black Friday?
When Was the First Thanksgiving?
When Was the First Thanksgiving?
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Did Rye Bread Cause the Salem Witch Trials?
This video demonstrates how blockchain tech works.
What Is Blockchain Technology and How Does It Work?
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How Penguin Poop Can Lead to Conservation
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What It's Like to Restore the World's Most Expensive Violins
A Vietnam War-era helicopter in the sky.
How the U.S. Army Utilized Fake Poop During the Vietnam War
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What Makes These Alcoholic Spirits Different?
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Food History: Traditional German Black Forest Cake
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The First Black Battalion of the American Revolution
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U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo Reads “Perhaps the World Ends Here”
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“One Word Changed My Life”: Reviving Indigenous Language
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How Indigenous Languages Were Lost
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From the Elgin Marbles to NAGPRA: What Is Repatriation?
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The Scary Story Behind “Trick or Treat”
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The Thousand-Year History of Halloween
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Why Did the T. rex Have Such Tiny Arms?
What was the purpose of the Voyager space probes?
What was the purpose of the Voyager space probes?
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Halloween: Just the Facts
What is a trophic cascade?
What is a trophic cascade?
Why Is Diwali Called the Festival of Lights?
Why Is Diwali Called the Festival of Lights?
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Twelfth Night: Act 2, Scene 5
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Twelfth Night: Act 1, Scene 5
Stage labeled “Twelfth Night, Act 1, Scene 3”: actor pushes a man in an orange wheelbarrow; actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson, shirtless with open shirt and sunglasses, walks.
Twelfth Night: Act 1, Scene 3
Stage scene with text: “Act 1, Scene 2—Twelfth Night: If music be the food of love.” The actor Khris Davis stands; cellist sits behind.
Twelfth Night: Act 1, Scene 2
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and the Birth of Frankenstein
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and the Birth of Frankenstein
What Makes Serena Williams One of the Greatest Tennis Players in History?
What Makes Serena Williams One of the Greatest Tennis Players in History?
Major types of pollution explained
Major types of pollution explained
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What's the Science Behind Spooky Lakes? With Geo Rutherford
How Does Photosynthesis Work?
How Does Photosynthesis Work?
Are genetically modified organisms safe?
Are genetically modified organisms safe?
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Bringing Back Indigenous Foods with Chef Sean Sherman
What and When Is Yom Kippur?
What and When Is Yom Kippur?
What are the phases of the Moon?
What are the phases of the Moon?
A male actor in a yellow jumpsuit stands in front of a small group wearing donkey ears; another actor kneels, clapping his hands. Text on screen reads, "Bottom's transformation: A Midsummer Night's Dream."
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Bottom's transformation
Two male actors cling to a female actor on stage. Text on screen reads, "Lovers' quarrel: A Midsummer Night's Dream"
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Lovers' quarrel
An actor in a spritely costume sits in a cloth swing against a dark background. Text on screen reads, "A Midsummer Night's Dream: Puck's Final Monologue."
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Puck's final speech
How a tax increase helped spark the American Civil War
How a tax increase helped spark the American Civil War
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What happened at the Scopes Monkey Trial?
What was the Manhattan Project?
What was the Manhattan Project?
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Why is fluoride added to drinking water?
What is the inspiration behind the diner in Nighthawks?
What is the inspiration behind the diner in Nighthawks?
A tornado touches down on flat land beneath a dark storm cloud, with an orange-lit sky in the background.
How to understand tornadoes, thunderstorms, and hurricanes
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What is the history of the India-Pakistan conflict?
Why is Pride Month in June?
Why is Pride Month in June?
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What is net neutrality?
Daylight Saving Time?
Daylight Saving Time?
Explore technological innovations of the Cold War
Explore technological innovations of the Cold War
What is the difference between nuclear fission and fusion?
What is the difference between nuclear fission and fusion?
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Madeleine Albright on immigrating to the United States
A lit sparkler is shown against a background of the American flag.
Questions and answers about the Fourth of July
Who was the first woman in Congress?
Who was the first woman in Congress?
Earth, heaven, and hell: Hiëronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights
Earth, heaven, and hell: Hiëronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights
A black-and-white photo of a white man from the late 19th century wearing an extremely long mustache. Cut-out hands hold a blue razor to the right side of the image.
How facial hair styles have changed through history
How Pope Francis guided the Roman Catholic Church?
How Pope Francis guided the Roman Catholic Church?
Black-and-white photo of Teddy Roosevelt over Panama Canal backdrop, flanked by Panama and U.S. flags with “or” and a question mark between them.
How was the Panama Canal built—and who owns it?
What was the Stono rebellion?
What was the Stono rebellion?
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What came before the dinosaurs?
The founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
The founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
A hand holds a magnifying glass over an Absolut Vodka label, highlighting “80 PROOF” with question marks in the background.
Why is alcohol measured by proof?
Who created Transgender Day of Visibility?
Who created Transgender Day of Visibility?
What happened to the Mayflower after Plymouth?
What happened to the Mayflower after Plymouth?
Buster Keaton sitting on the floor with a film camera on top of him, as if the camera fell on Keaton.
The greatest stunts of Buster Keaton
How did the polio vaccine change the world?
How did the polio vaccine change the world?
A portrait of U.S. President James Monroe, a white man with gray hair.
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
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How invasive mussels threaten the Great Lakes
What and when is Easter?
What and when is Easter?
Two halves of the human brain are separated with arrows pointing to each half and a question mark in the center.
Can you really be left-brained or right-brained?
A video explains compound interest.
What is compound interest?
Find out why all frogs are poisonous
Find out why all frogs are poisonous
What did Subhas Chandra Bose have to do with India's independence?
What did Subhas Chandra Bose have to do with India's independence?
Jimmy Carter: Peanut farmer, Peace Prize winner, and president
Jimmy Carter: Peanut farmer, Peace Prize winner, and president
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Why the Chicago River was reversed
The video thumbnail image shows a black and white image of Robert Frost against a sepia-toned background.
Robert Frost: Most famous poet in America? 
What really happened at the Boston Massacre?
What really happened at the Boston Massacre?
What was life like in colonial America?
What was life like in colonial America?
Key moments from World War II explained
Key moments from World War II explained
Exploring Kepler's laws of planetary motion
Exploring Kepler's laws of planetary motion
William Shakespeare explained in five questions
William Shakespeare explained in five questions
Women of World War I: Marie Curie, Mabel St. Clair Stobart, and Aileen Cole Stewart
Women of World War I: Marie Curie, Mabel St. Clair Stobart, and Aileen Cole Stewart
Why did the Titanic sink?
Why did the Titanic sink?
Who was Robert the Bruce, king of Scotland?
Who was Robert the Bruce, king of Scotland?
Inside the history of the Black Panther Party
Inside the history of the Black Panther Party
What is the Golgi apparatus?
What is the Golgi apparatus?
Why is the Monroe Doctrine significant in U.S. history?
Why is the Monroe Doctrine significant in U.S. history?
The significant role of Malcolm X in the Black Power movement
The significant role of Malcolm X in the Black Power movement
What inspired Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird?
What inspired Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird?
What is the philosophy of liberalism?
What is the philosophy of liberalism?
What is democracy?
What is democracy?
How did St. Augustine impact Christianity?
How did St. Augustine impact Christianity?
Understanding the Open Door policy
Understanding the Open Door policy
Who was Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the father of Mexican independence?
Who was Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the father of Mexican independence?
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
Ludwig van Beethoven's musical legacy
Ludwig van Beethoven's musical legacy
What did Jacques Cartier explore?
What did Jacques Cartier explore?
The life of Muhammad, founder of Islam
The life of Muhammad, founder of Islam
Jackie Robinson: The first Black Major League Baseball player
Jackie Robinson: The first Black Major League Baseball player
Who was Viking chieftain Ivar the Boneless?
Who was Viking chieftain Ivar the Boneless?
The rise and fall of Benito Mussolini
The rise and fall of Benito Mussolini
Why is Abraham considered the first monotheist?
Why is Abraham considered the first monotheist?
Who was the Egyptian goddess Isis?
Who was the Egyptian goddess Isis?
The rich history of the Hagia Sophia explained
The rich history of the Hagia Sophia explained
Uncovering the history of the Armenian Genocide
Uncovering the history of the Armenian Genocide
How does the Electoral College work in U.S. elections?
How does the Electoral College work in U.S. elections?
A beginner's guide to tasting Scottish whisky
A beginner's guide to tasting Scottish whisky
The life, work, and legacy of Ludwig van Beethoven
The life, work, and legacy of Ludwig van Beethoven
Debunking pop culture myths about Abraham Lincoln
Debunking pop culture myths about Abraham Lincoln
Latitude, longitude, and the prime meridian explained
Latitude, longitude, and the prime meridian explained
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How these lifting bridges actually work
How do countries choose their capital cities?
How do countries choose their capital cities?
What is the scientific method?
What is the scientific method?
A video explains how credit bureaus collect data to describe your credit history.
How do credit scores work?
The video thumbnail image shows an illustration of the bird dinosaur Longipteryx alongside two toy dinosaur figurines.
What did ancient animals REALLY eat?
The video thumbnail image shows an illustration of Lewis and Clark, white soldiers, and a Native American woman.
Native American women and the Lewis and Clark Expedition
The video thumbnail shows a layered photo collage of HBCU alumni and current students.
HBCUs: Then and now
What were the Opium Wars?
What were the Opium Wars?
Examine the history—and controversy—behind Columbus Day
Examine the history—and controversy—behind Columbus Day
Who was Achilles?
Who was Achilles?
Which bee species really need saving?
Which bee species really need saving?
The video thumbnail image shows a figure seated in a chair being offered a toothbrush, pair of glasses, mobility aid, and umbrella by various hands.
Leaving the nest: What to know before starting your career
The video thumbnail image shows a brown-speckled bird perched on a branch, singing with an open beak.
Why don't birds have teeth?
A 2-minute, 30-second video describes the imporantance of diversifying investments in a financial portfolio.
What diversification means (and why it matters)
How holiday cooking helps build memories
How holiday cooking helps build memories
What are burial customs around the world?
What are burial customs around the world?
Understanding Taoism: Ancient philosophy and way of life
Understanding Taoism: Ancient philosophy and way of life
The video thumbnail image shows a person's hand holding small fragments of colorful plastic.
What are microplastics?
Discover the Enlightenment's influence on biologic categorization, encyclopedias, and literature
Discover the Enlightenment's influence on biologic categorization, encyclopedias, and literature
What is the dark web?
What is the dark web?
The video thumbnail image shows an ancient drawing of a gladiator holding a shield and spear.
The not-so-Hollywood history of the gladiator
The video thumbnail image shows a woman trying to break a bundle of pasta strands as part of a scientific demonstration.
How earthquakes are measured: Demonstrating magnitude
Why didn't the Articles of Confederation work?
Why didn't the Articles of Confederation work?
Unpacking the role of the Supreme Court and its justices
Unpacking the role of the Supreme Court and its justices
Video thumbnail image shows British forces in front of the sultan's palace after the bombardment during the 1896 Anglo-Zanzibar War.
What was the shortest war in history?
Video thumbnail shows a singing man against a background of audio editing software.
Watch and listen: How Auto-Tune changes your voice
Epidemic vs. pandemic: What's the difference?
Epidemic vs. pandemic: What's the difference?
The miles-long history of the marathon
The miles-long history of the marathon
B-Money Smart Video: Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL)
What to know about BNPL: Buy Now, Pay Later
Why being “blind as a bat” is a myth
Why being “blind as a bat” is a myth
A video explains dollar cost averaging.
Dollar cost averaging: Investing over time
The impact and aftermath of Nagasaki's bombing
The impact and aftermath of Nagasaki's bombing
How chameleons change color—and why
How chameleons change color—and why
What if the Titanic hadn't sunk?
What if the Titanic hadn't sunk?
How World War II led to the invention of the Slinky
How World War II led to the invention of the Slinky
What are zip codes?
What are zip codes?
Myth-making in Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People
Myth-making in Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People
Why are rainforests so important?
Why are rainforests so important?
Why do some cicadas appear every 17 years?
Why do some cicadas appear every 17 years?
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
Explaining Nikola Tesla's inventions...and his obsession with pigeons
Explaining Nikola Tesla's inventions...and his obsession with pigeons
Joe Biden's path to the U.S. presidency
Joe Biden's path to the U.S. presidency
Remembering Betty White's extensive career
Remembering Betty White's extensive career
What were Abraham Lincoln's Spot Resolutions?
What were Abraham Lincoln's Spot Resolutions?
How Allen Ginsberg's Howl describes the Beat movement
How Allen Ginsberg's Howl describes the Beat movement
The life of beloved children's author Beverly Cleary
The life of beloved children's author Beverly Cleary
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida's Otra Margarita Explained
Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida's Otra Margarita Explained
Jack Kerouac's On the Road Explained
Jack Kerouac's On the Road Explained
Explaining Bob Dylan's “Blowin' in the Wind”
Explaining Bob Dylan's “Blowin' in the Wind”
What was China's one-child policy?
What was China's one-child policy?
What made the design of Benjamin Banneker's clock special?
What made the design of Benjamin Banneker's clock special?
How Henry Ford's assembly line revolutionized factory production
How Henry Ford's assembly line revolutionized factory production
Remembering Joan Didion's life and legacy
Remembering Joan Didion's life and legacy
How did Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme work?
How did Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme work?
Did the Seven Wonders of the World actually exist?
Did the Seven Wonders of the World actually exist?
Connecting the dots: What is pointillism?
Connecting the dots: What is pointillism?
Why don't humans have tails?
Why don't humans have tails?
Kamala Harris's path to the U.S. vice presidency
Kamala Harris's path to the U.S. vice presidency
Coco Chanel: From quiet luxury to Nazi affiliation
Coco Chanel: From quiet luxury to Nazi affiliation
Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884 Explained
Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884 Explained
What inspires Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee to fight injustice
What inspires Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee to fight injustice
How Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee defines peace
How Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee defines peace
Get to know the Woman at Her Toilette
Get to know the Woman at Her Toilette
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai
How antibiotics saved lives during World War II
How antibiotics saved lives during World War II
Why is International Women's Day on March 8?
Why is International Women's Day on March 8?
How the Eyjafjallajökull volcano stopped air travel in Europe
How the Eyjafjallajökull volcano stopped air travel in Europe
What are the laws of thermodynamics?
What are the laws of thermodynamics?
How Marie Tharp mapped the ocean floor
How Marie Tharp mapped the ocean floor
How did Sparta become a Grecian superpower?
How did Sparta become a Grecian superpower?
How earthquakes cause seismic waves
How earthquakes cause seismic waves
When are Roman numerals used?
When are Roman numerals used?
How Martin Luther launched the Protestant Reformation
How Martin Luther launched the Protestant Reformation
What does Raphael's School of Athens mean?
What does Raphael's School of Athens mean?
Who built the Pyramids of Giza?
Who built the Pyramids of Giza?
Is overpopulation a problem?
Is overpopulation a problem?
What was the Parthenon used for?
What was the Parthenon used for?
Key innovations of the Ming dynasty
Key innovations of the Ming dynasty
Will cloning bring the woolly mammoth back to life?
Will cloning bring the woolly mammoth back to life?
Who really invented the lightbulb?
Who really invented the lightbulb?
What happened during the Iran-Iraq War?
What happened during the Iran-Iraq War?
How was the Internet invented?
How was the Internet invented?
How Internet Explorer won the first “browser war”
How Internet Explorer won the first “browser war”
How the Industrial Revolution changed the world
How the Industrial Revolution changed the world
What was the Hundred Years' War?
What was the Hundred Years' War?
The difference between sex and gender explained
The difference between sex and gender explained
Why was Galileo persecuted for his discoveries?
Why was Galileo persecuted for his discoveries?
What do the four horsemen of the apocalypse represent?
What do the four horsemen of the apocalypse represent?
How to watch a solar eclipse
How to watch a solar eclipse
How Walt Disney became an American icon
How Walt Disney became an American icon
Find out how Princess Diana earned the nickname “the People's Princess”
Find out how Princess Diana earned the nickname “the People's Princess”
How the Cold War contributed to antibiotic resistance
How the Cold War contributed to antibiotic resistance
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When was the Coca-Cola Company founded?
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What was the Black Death?
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Discover the mystery behind one of the most famous legends in history
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What life was like in a Japanese American incarceration camp
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Surviving Japanese American incarceration during World War II
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Japanese American internment: Life after the prison camps
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Living without medical care in Japanese American internment camps
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How life changed for Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor
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How Japanese Americans were forced from their homes in the 1940s
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Holi: Explaining the Festival of Colors
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How did Ida B. Wells-Barnett become an activist?
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Who was Sitting Bull?
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What were the 13 major dynasties of China?
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Who was the first African American senator?
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How did Jackie Robinson become the first Black player in Major League Baseball?
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Understanding the story of Purim
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What led to the Gulf of Tonkin incident in Vietnam?
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Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman explained
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The true story of “maestro” Leonard Bernstein
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What is Super Tuesday?
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Brian May: Queen guitarist and astrophysicist
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The difference between a primary and caucus, explained
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How Bob Marley brought reggae into the mainstream
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What you need to know about Scottish heritage
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What did the ancient Babylonians say about Aquarius?
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When is the Indy 500 not on TV in Indiana?
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How Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court
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Behind the zodiac sign: Capricorn
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2023: Britannica's year in review
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How FDR's New Deal changed the U.S.
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What does public domain mean?
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A deep dive into John Singleton Copley's Watson and the Shark
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What inspired Peter Paul Rubens's Descent from the Cross?
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The origin and purpose of the euro
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Who was St. Peter the Apostle?
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Understanding the fight for women's suffrage
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Frederick Douglass and the abolitionist movement
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Adolf Eichmann's role in the Holocaust
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Why was mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss significant?
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The life and legacy of Confucius
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Who was Louis XIV, king of France?
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The enduring legacy of explorer Henry Hudson
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How did Vladimir Lenin change the world?
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What sparked the Salem witch trials?
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Who was St. John the Baptist, and how did he die?
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Apollo 11's incredible journey to the Moon
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The impact of the Great Depression on Americans
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Who was Hippocrates?
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What is the summer solstice?
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The musical legacy of Duke Ellington
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Who was Leon Trotsky, and what did he believe?
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Hiroshima: The devastating effects of the atomic bomb
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Understanding Oscar Wilde: His life, works, and death
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Genghis Khan: His journey to power
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Jane Austen's life and literary achievements
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Who was philosopher David Hume?
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The life and works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Who was John Milton, and why is he famous?
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The Pullman Strike and the power of the labor movement
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How Apollo 11 landed on the Moon
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When was the first Oktoberfest?
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What is the significance of the winter solstice?
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D-Day: The harrowing reality at Omaha Beach
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The successful D-Day landings at Utah Beach explained
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The journey to women's voting rights and the Nineteenth Amendment
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What if the Cold War turned hot?
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Inside the Normandy Invasion of 1944
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The D-Day attacks at Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches explained
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The Normandy Invasion: What obstacles did U.S. troops face at Omaha Beach?
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The impact of the German chain of command on D-Day
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A tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court legacy
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The importance of the Allies' landing craft in World War II
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The impact of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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What is biodiversity, and why is it important?
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Why is voting important?
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The Battle of Midway: A turning point in World War II
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The life and works of F. Scott Fitzgerald
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German music throughout history
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Debunking the myths around Catherine the Great
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Debunking popular myths about F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Myth vs. fact: Marie-Antoinette
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A turning point: Understanding the Battle of Midway
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The significance of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal
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Correcting pop culture myths about Coco Chanel
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The power of ostriches in the animal kingdom
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Ohio River paddleboats and the Underground Railroad
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How The Death of General Wolfe mythologized North America
El Greco's The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, explained
El Greco's The Burial of the Count of Orgaz, explained
Roald Dahl's complicated character
Roald Dahl's complicated character
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Jeanne Gang on the future of architecture
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What does the Sagittarius archer symbolize?
The unique drama of Caravaggio's The Entombment of Christ
The unique drama of Caravaggio's The Entombment of Christ
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Napoleonic succession, Succession style
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Why was The Valpinçon Bather unusual for its time?
Madeleine Albright: Human rights advocate and Encyclopædia Britannica editor
Madeleine Albright: Human rights advocate and Encyclopædia Britannica editor
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What caused the Black Monday stock market crash?
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What did the ancient Greeks say about Scorpio?
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Paris Street; Rainy Day and a vision of the modern city
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Cancer: The zodiac sign explained
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How did Helen Keller learn to communicate?
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Who is Mae Jemison, the first African American female astronaut?
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Budgeting and the 50-30-20 rule, explained
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The legend of Libra, explained
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Why was Nocturne in Black and Gold, the Falling Rocket controversial?
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How the Teapot Dome Scandal ruined a president's reputation
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The remarkable resilience of enslaved people in colonial America
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How does the McGurk effect trick your brain?
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How the Whitney Plantation teaches the history of slavery
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What are glaciers? Ask a glaciologist
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What is National Hispanic Heritage Month?
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Did The Night Watch cause Rembrandt's downfall?
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How Eurovision became the “Olympics for singing”
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Francisco Goya's Saturn Devouring His Son, explained
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What does Juneteenth celebrate?
What does Juneteenth celebrate?
What does Juneteenth celebrate?
Take a one-of-a-kind museum tour with Chicago Scots President Gus Noble
Take a one-of-a-kind museum tour with Chicago Scots President Gus Noble
Revisit the legend of the feud between the Hatfield and McCoy families
Revisit the legend of the feud between the Hatfield and McCoy families
Visit Chief O'Neill's pub and learn about Irish culture and cuisine
Visit Chief O'Neill's pub and learn about Irish culture and cuisine
Discover Irish music, dance, and food at the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago
Discover Irish music, dance, and food at the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago
Explore Irish genealogy and the Irish history of Chicago
Explore Irish genealogy and the Irish history of Chicago
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Why Cesar Chavez's birthday is an American holiday
How Frederick Douglass learned to read and write
How Frederick Douglass learned to read and write
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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, mission and process.
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Mikhail Gorbachev's legacy: What are glasnost and perestroika?
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What if Richard Nixon hadn't resigned?
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What was Elizabeth Cady Stanton's role in the women's rights movement?
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How Susan B. Anthony became a suffragist
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The Amistad mutiny: What happened?
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How the Roman Empire was founded
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What is organic farming?
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What was the Reconstruction era?
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Why is Black History Month in February?
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The life and legacy of Paul Farmer
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Who was the first woman in the U.S. cabinet?
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Why Tecumseh dreamed of a Native American confederacy
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The life of iconic talk-show host Larry King
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How Elizabeth Martínez organized the Chicano movement
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Cloris Leachman: Miss America contestant to Emmy Award winner
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How did Phillis Wheatley become a poet?
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Who was the first African American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives?
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The life of poet and publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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Why was Robert Bly controversial?
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How did Elizabeth I become queen?
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How Frederick Douglass became an abolitionist
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Is Mount Rushmore on sacred Native American land?
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How the McCormick reaper changed farming forever
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The groundbreaking art of Kerry James Marshall
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Who was John Wayne?
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How Karl Marx went from student to revolutionary
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How Stephen Sondheim became a Broadway legend
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How Sequoyah invented the Cherokee writing system
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The life and legacy of beloved author and illustrator Eric Carle
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How did LGBTQ Pride Month get its start?
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How is Christmas Eve celebrated?
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Christmas traditions explored
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How accurate is Judas and the Black Messiah?
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What happened when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated?
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What pop culture got wrong about Pocahontas
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What were Jim Crow laws?
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How accurate is The United States vs. Billie Holiday?
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The life and legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois
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Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos scandal explained
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The Monroe Doctrine explained
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What we can learn from Frederick Douglass today
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Why Frederick Douglass wrote three autobiographies
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The photographs of Frederick Douglass explained
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What was the impact of the Harlem Renaissance?
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How Joseph Stalin rose to power
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Why the Dred Scott decision is one of the worst U.S. Supreme Court rulings in history
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How amputation saved lives during the American Civil War
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What was Manifest Destiny?
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The Lincoln-Douglas debates explained
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What is the theory of continental drift?
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How Elizabeth II became queen
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How did Prince William and Kate Middleton meet?
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How Billie Holiday protested racism with her songs
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How World War II led to the end of the British Empire
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How did World War II affect China?
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Why did people think Alexander the Great was a god?
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What was Jewish life in Germany like after World War II?
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How William Shakespeare used audition sides
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How the Compromise of 1850 led to the American Civil War
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How the American Whig Party fell apart
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Explaining the High Gothic art style of Sainte-Chapelle
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
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The spooky science behind carnivorous plants
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How frozen blood saved lives during the Vietnam War
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What happened at the Battle of the Alamo?
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Who are notable winners of the PGA Championship?
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Who are the Hazara people of Afghanistan?
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What is critical race theory?
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How does pollination work?
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What is nitrogen fixation by bacteria?
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A brief guide to meditation
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The ancient history of encaustic painting
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How Sigmund Freud founded psychoanalysis
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Why did George Custer fail at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
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How José Rizal became the face of the Philippine independence movement
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Why did bell hooks spell her name in lowercase?
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Where did the term Manifest Destiny come from?
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Who actually invented rugby?
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Why is the symbol of Taurus a bull?
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Discover the history of Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States
Britannica Study Guide: The Crisis of the Union
Britannica Study Guide: The Crisis of the Union
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Why did Henry VIII form the Church of England?
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What makes American Gothic so popular?
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The Great Chicago Fire and the deadly Peshtigo firestorm started on the same day
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Explore milestones in human brain development
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Discover the power of play in human development
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Find out the importance of social and emotional learning
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Learn about technology and modern childhood
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Explore our favorite facts about bears
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Memorize this song and never forget a fact about ferrets again
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Learn about the conservation efforts that saved bald eagles
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Explore the career of educator and reformer Booker T. Washington
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Know about Queen Anne, monarch of Great Britain and Ireland
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Learn about the British East India Company
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Learn about the Chinese revolutionary leader Mao Zedong
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Discover the life of Thomas Hobbes, an English philosopher, scientist, and historian
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Understand the history and ideology of nationalism
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Hear a discussion about the impact of coronavirus on the environment
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Learn about the Asian Giant Hornet and how they are a threat to honeybees
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Learn about Space X, the future of space travel, and the future goals of NASA
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Know about the effects of coronavirus on parenting, school education, and the digital divide
View to learn about renewable energy, its types, and also how the coronavirus pandemic has changed energy consumption and production patterns
View to learn about renewable energy, its types, and also how the coronavirus pandemic has changed energy consumption and production patterns
Hear researchers talk about the challenges in the ALS research therapy in the time of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic
Hear researchers talk about the challenges in the ALS research therapy in the time of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic
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Understand the issue of voter turnout in the 2020 U.S. election, focusing on the younger generations
Britannica's 2020 Year in Review
Britannica's 2020 Year in Review
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EB Insights: Curiosity Day
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The Aftereffects of War: Vietnam War
See the night view of Boston city
See the night view of Boston city
ocean temperature increase
ocean temperature increase