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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

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10 of the World’s Most Infamous Cults
Quiz: How quickly could you change a tire?
Bird Videos
10 Funny Inventions That Changed the World
How to Make a Million Dollars

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Maybe you've heard about Kool Aid or the Family Jams -- but what do you really know about some of the world's most infamous cults?

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Quiz: How quickly could you change a tire?

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Changing a tire can be tricky if you don't know what you're doing. How knowledgeable are you when it comes to changing a tire? Take this quiz and find out!

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Bird Videos

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The Nile River is home to a huge variety of animals. Watch this video from the archives of Discovery and also see the best collection of bird videos on the web.

10 Funny Inventions That Changed the World

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People are always thinking up strange stuff that makes us chuckle, like, say, wafflemakers that churn out waffles in the shape of a keyboard. But these 10 inventions aren't just funny; we interact with them all the time.

How to Make a Million Dollars

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The Wall Street Journal reported that there were 7.5 million millionaires in the world in 2004 -- a record number. Want to be one, too? Researchers have found quite a few common traits that most millionaires possess.

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

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10 Cheap Ways to Landscape
Talking Smack: The Asteroid Collision Quiz
What the Ancients Knew Videos
10 Overturned Supreme Court Cases
How did language evolve?

10 Cheap Ways to Landscape

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Some home and garden experts recommend spending between 5 and 15 percent of your home's value to landscape your yard. Well, we've got 10 tips to keep your landscaping budget in check -- and to ensure a lush, lively lawn.

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Talking Smack: The Asteroid Collision Quiz

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Asteroids are like sharks. They're pretty common members of the solar system, but they rarely take a human life. Take this quiz on asteroid collisions and see if you have a knack for smack.

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What the Ancients Knew Videos

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Ancient Egyptians believed that without an intact body there was no afterlife. Learn more about Ancient Egyptian burial practices on The Science Channel's "What The Ancients Knew."

10 Overturned Supreme Court Cases

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The Supreme Court may be the highest court in the land, but it can admit that it's wrong sometimes. It doesn't happen often, but here are 10 Supreme Court cases that were overturned.

How did language evolve?

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Let's assume that long ago Homo sapiens communicated by grunting at one another. How and when did all those grunting sounds evolve into a verb tenses, clauses and proper nouns?