Lake Maracaibo’s Eternal Storm: The World’s Most Reliable Lightning Show
Discover Lake Maracaibo’s eternal lightning storm—why it flashes hundreds of times a night, fooled pirates like Francis Drake, and still baffles scientists today.
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Lake Maracaibo’s Eternal Storm: The World’s Most Reliable Lightning Show
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The Pledge of Allegiance and the Salute We Don’t Like to Talk About
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Every Generation Explained: From the Lost Generation to Gen Alpha—and What Shaped Them
Read more: Every Generation Explained: From the Lost Generation to Gen Alpha—and What Shaped ThemEvery generation explained: a wry, historically grounded look at how generations—from the Lost Generation to Gen Alpha—got their names, what shaped them, and why every generation thinks the others are doing life wrong.
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Why There Is a Hidden Mini Washington Monument Buried Under the National Mall
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The Transcontinental Airway System and the Giant Arrows America Forgot About
Read more: The Transcontinental Airway System and the Giant Arrows America Forgot AboutEarly aviators once navigated America at night using massive concrete arrows and lighted beacons. Discover the forgotten Transcontinental Airway System—and the giant arrows still pointing the way.
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The Jack Benny Program: How Silence, Timing, and Character Transformed American Comedy
Read more: The Jack Benny Program: How Silence, Timing, and Character Transformed American ComedyThe Jack Benny Program transformed American comedy using silence, timing, and unforgettable characters—proving that the loudest joke on radio could be saying nothing at all.
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Robert Burns: Scotland’s National Poet Was Far Less Polite Than You Remember
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The United States Code: How Congress Got Rid of the Lunatics But Kept All of the Idiots
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Nuclear War False Alarms: The Terrifying Moments When Systems Got It Wrong
Read more: Nuclear War False Alarms: The Terrifying Moments When Systems Got It WrongFrom Cold War blunders to modern alerts, nuclear war false alarms show how close humanity came to disaster by mistake.
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Buddy Ebsen: The Dancer Hollywood Accidentally Turned into a Hillbilly
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Americana: The Brazilian Town Where the Confederacy Continued
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Is the King James Bible Copyrighted? 400 Years and Still Not Quite in the Public Domain
Read more: Is the King James Bible Copyrighted? 400 Years and Still Not Quite in the Public DomainIs the King James Bible copyrighted? It may be over 400 years old, but it’s not exactly in the public domain. Find out why.
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Highwaymen, Footpads, and Royal Scamps: How Britain Ranked Criminals by Class and Courtesy
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The CIA’s Rectal Tool Kit: The Cold War’s Most Uncomfortable Escape Plan
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