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Shakespeare is the most important writer in the history of the English language. Which play is his seminal work?
How the ultimate stickler for correlation vs causation got tobacco wrong.
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American politicians have made solar energy a partisan issue. But Americans buying solar panels are much more pragmatic.
The organizations willing to spend $20,000-$200,000 to hear a luminary speak include Wall Street banks, summer camp executives, and national associations of bakers.
There were no charts in the newspaper 100 years ago. Today, data visualization in the media is ubiquitous. What took so long?
Most communities don't want nuclear waste and that's causing a national crisis.
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In 1250, the southeastern United States was home to a city larger than London whose people built 200 huge, earthen pyramids. So why do so few people know about it?
Truffles are the world's most expensive food; truffle oil sells for around $10 a bottle. For years, the culinary world revered both.
The United States may dominate swimming and women's gymnastics. But America couldn't win gold at computer programming.
There are more interracial marriages now than ever. But it's not primarily because Americans are more progressive.
What's the fairest way to split up an apartment? A divorce settlement? A war-torn country? First, start with a cake.
Grattan Elementary was once an exception to the increasing segregation of America's schools. But it didn't last.
Because of a quirk in how America funds its 100,000 public schools, local school boards pay investment bankers $3 to $4 billion every year.
In its heyday, the KKK made a ton of money off of membership fees, and by aggressively selling robes, memorabilia, candy, and life insurance to its own members.
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There's no better sign of a country's health and wealth than the height of its people. We examined which countries are tallest and shortest, and why Americans are no longer growing.
The airwaves are worth billions, but it took three academics to figure out how to sell them.
In 1884, Adolph Spreckels shot the editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. But he never went to jail. Instead he inherited his father's sugar business and married a young, nude model.
In 1984, a man named Michael Larson won $110,237 on "Press Your Luck" — more than double the winnings of any other game show contestant in history at the time. But his success wasn't due to luck alone.
The Harvards of the world are launching online courses.
Rotisserie chickens are delicious, ready-to-eat, and don't cost any more than an uncooked chicken. Is that combination too good to be true?
Californians pay billions more at the pump. The odd thing is that nobody knows exactly why.
When the traditional safety net falls short, phone sex offers (mostly) women a quick, accessible way to earn money.
