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Secret Service Agent Listens To Earpiece

Secret Service Code Names of 11 U.S. Presidents

illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum

Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs

American bison (Bison bison) also known as buffalo or plains buffalo on the prairie, western U.S.

What’s the Difference Between Bison and Buffalo?

New York NY/ USA- November 23, 2018 Hordes of shoppers throng the Macy's Herald Square flagship store in New York looking for bargains on the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday.

Why Is It Called Black Friday?

Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro

Why Is Christmas in December?

Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

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The Fermi Paradox: Where Are All the Aliens?

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What are smart windows and how do they work?

What are smart windows and how do they work?

Scientists have developed smart windows that get darker on bright, sunny days and...

Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

Why cold glass can't flow

Why cold glass can't flow

Learn if cold glass can flow.

Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Chun Ju Wu/Dreamstime.com

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woven bamboo window

Woven bamboo window of a tea house in Inuyama, Aichi prefecture, Japan.

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