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How 11 Unknown Men Turned Their Brands Into Household Names
Vidal Sassoon passed away this year at the age of 84.He was an artist who the way women dealt with their hair, created the “bob,” and believed that women should be able to just wash their hair and...
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These Are The Best Colleges To Go To If You Want To Be President
As of 2012, the United States has seen 44 presidencies (Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms).Of the 43 presidents who have served the republic, some have been great leaders. A few have...
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Sorry White House Petitioners, There's No Way To Secede From The United States
In the wake of President Obama's reelection, residents in a host of states have expressed a desire to "secede" from the United States.You can find petitions for the idea on the White House's website....
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Here's What A Politically Charged 'Cliff' Looked Like In 1879
CSPAN's American History TV pointed us to this vintage political cartoon from 1879 by Harper's Thomas Nast showing what a politically charged "cliff" looked like in the late 19th century.The caption...
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The 88-Year Evolution Of The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Over the past 88 years, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has become an irreplaceable staple of Thanksgiving festivities. Every year, millions of Americans flock to the streets of Manhattan to see the...
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The Grand Canyon Is 65 Million Years Older Than We Thought
The age of the Grand Canyon is a puzzle, because the Colorado River has washed away many of the clues.So for 150 years, geologists have pondered the processes shaping the canyon, one of the world's...
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Metal Detector Hobbyists Are Uncovering Artifacts From Caesar's Era
When the battered metal helmet turned up in a field on the outskirts of Canterbury, the archaeologists had to peer at it carefully to be sure it wasn't a relic from a careless American GI in the second...
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Climate Change May Have Caused The Rise And Fall Of Several Civilizations
The climate is a big topic in San Francisco this week at the American Geophysical Union’s fall meeting.One part of that effort is looking to the past to understand how changes in temperature and...
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And Now Here's What Happened The LAST Time America Thought Shale Oil Would...
People can't stop talking about America's potential to develop its shale oil and gas.These are liquid crude hydrocarbons found deep within specialized rock formations.But it's not our first time shale...
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LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE: Old Photos Of Macau From Decades Before The...
If you've seen the new James Bond movie, you know the opulence found in Macau today is without parallel.The tiny region, comprising a peninsula jutting out from the mainland and a nearby island, is...
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The Time Nancy Reagan Invented 'Just Say No' And Other Great Moments In Pot...
The grass is no greener. But, finally, it's legal — at least somewhere in America. It's been a long, strange trip for marijuana.Washington state and Colorado voted to legalize and regulate its...
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15 Fantastic Charts From 'Triumph Of The Optimists' —One Of The Most Famous...
In 2002, three economics professors — Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh and Mike Staunton — published Triumph of the Optimists, an exhaustive look at a century's worth of investment returns.We liked it so much...
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Here's What The Real-Life 'Hobbit' Human Looks Like
Researchers have revealed what the face of a controversial ancient human nicknamed "the Hobbit" might have looked like."She's not what you'd call pretty, but she is definitely distinctive," said...
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Our Ancestors Started Making Cheese 7,500 Years Ago
The first direct signs of cheesemaking now seen in potsherds from Poland may help reveal how animal milk dramatically shaped the genetics of Europe, scientists reported today (Dec. 12).Although cheese...
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BMW Has Been Building Mediocre Electric Cars Since 1972
While most people think of electric cars as a new phenomenon (or a very old one), BMW has been working on them since 1972.To mark its fourth decade of producing zero-emissions vehicles, the German...
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8 Parallels Between Contemporary America And The Fall Of The Roman Republic
"History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce."-Karl Marx Lawrence Lessig's Republic Lost documents the corrosive effect of money on our political process. Lessig persuasively makes the...
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This Gigantic Sea Monster Ruled Ancient Rivers
Giant reptilian predators with a lifestyle comparable to modern freshwater dolphins may have made their home in ancient rivers, researchers say.While dinosaurs dominated the land, a variety of reptiles...
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The 12 Most Brazen Fugitives Ever
In 1949, a Washington Daily News reporter asked the FBI to name the "toughest guys" it was investigating at the time.The piece generated so much publicity that J. Edgar Hoover decided to make the "Most...
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20 Inspiring Rags-To-Riches Stories
In a time of rising inequality and sluggish growth, rags to riches stories are harder than ever to come by. Indeed, many of the richest people in the world were born into their wealth. That makes it...
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Archeologists Just Found A 2,000-Year-Old Treasure In A Black Sea Fortress
Residents of a town under siege by the Roman army about 2,000 years ago buried two hoards of treasure in the town's citadel — treasure recently excavated by archaeologists.More than 200 coins, mainly...
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