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Discord Rolls Out Mandatory Age Verification For Full Access To Features
For years, Discord has been one of the most popular online communication platforms, especially for young users and gamers. With more than 20
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Moolah, Paper, And Cows
Talking with a Mesopotamian today would be impossible because first of all, we don’t know their language, and second, they are all long gone
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The Importance Of Vanity Fair’s 2026 Feature Article In American Politics
As part of their 2026 winter issue, Vanity Fair, written by Chris Whipple and photographed by Christopher Anderson, released a feature
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The Science Behind Determining The Colors Of Dinosaurs
From 1841, when the term “Dinosauria” (terrible lizard) was coined, until the late twentieth century, dinosaurs were imagined as sluggish
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How Edge AI Brings Artificial Intelligence Closer To Everyday Devices
If you’ve ever faced the struggle of trying to unlock your phone with your face (and it miserably failing) or asked your smartwatch to track
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The Pink Tax: Gendered Price Disparities
Imagine two people walking into a grocery store. They have the same goal: to buy a pack of razors, two sticks of deodorant, and a bottle of
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How Governments Can Use Emergency Powers To Legally Suspend Normal Politics
Every modern democratic government is built on some form of rules, including constitutions, laws, procedures, or usually a mixture of them
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The Perilous Backstory Of Toasting Drinks
Smoke gathered in the rafters of the Viking longhouse, thick with the scent of roasted meat and spiced mead. Firelight flickered against
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Everything You Need To Know About Credit Scores
Almost every facet of your life is impacted by your credit card, if you happen to use one. Whether it is buying a car, renting an apartment
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How Microplastics Are Reshaping Aquatic Life
Plastic has become an almost essential material in our lives. Invented in 1869 by John Wesley Hyatt, the first partially synthetic plastic
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The Darkest Paradox In Astronomy
“If stars are everywhere, then why isn’t the night sky as bright as the Sun?” And no, the answer isn't that they are just far away
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The Origins Of Farming And How It Changed Society Forever
When we transitioned from being hunter-gatherers to agriculture, a lot of things shifted in regards to how humans obtained food. We moved
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Clock Drift: The Tiny Timing Errors That Disrupt Modern Technology
Modern technology is built on an assumption that is so basic that almost no one ever questions it. That assumption revolves around the
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How Does American Football Actually Work?
With the Super Bowl right around the corner, many people from countries outside of the United States, where American football is much rarer
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Are Teslas, Let Alone Any Electric Car, Actually Better For The Environment Than Gas Cars?
Sleek, modern, and unmistakably chic, electric cars have taken both the internet and the roads by storm. Marketed as the future of
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The Peculiar Story Of The Yodogo Hijacking
Aircraft hijackings surged in the 1960s and 1970s, not merely because they were more “practical” and easier to carry out on long-distance
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Why You Should Never Avoid Sleep At All Costs
Throughout life, sleep is often treated as something optional, a simple luxury to be sacrificed for productivity, schoolwork, or scrolling
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When Republicans Were Progressive And Democrats Were Conservative
In modern American politics, the Democratic Party stands as the liberal party. We often see the “progressives” supporting government action
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Why Earning Money For Teens Is Harder Than It Seems And How They Can Use Side Hustles Instead
One week, everyone is hunting for the same pair of low-rise cargos. Next, it’s the Sambas everyone suddenly swears they’ve loved forever
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Hikikomori: How Society’s Pressure To Conform Leads To Extreme Isolation
In Japanese culture, there is a famous proverb that details the weight of society’s expectations: “the nail that sticks out gets hammered
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How Trade Credit Helps Power Millions Of Businesses Around The World
When finance is discussed, we usually think about banks, stock markets, and interest rates. Far fewer people consider or know about a form
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Zohran Mamdani’s Joint Announcement For Implementing Universal Childcare In New York City
On January 8, less than ten days into his term as the mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani unveiled a plan to fulfill his pledge of
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The Monty Hall Problem: Why Your Intuition Isn’t Always Right
You are a contestant on a game show, and as the first game begins, the host shows you three doors labeled Door 1, Door 2, and Door 3
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Time Standing Still: How Cryogenics Might Make Eternal Life Possible
For millennia, humans have attempted to find the key to eternal life. Going on quests for elixirs, reciting spells, and even drinking gold
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What Caused United Airlines Flight 173 To Go Down, And How Did It Subsequently Change The Aviation Industry?
It was December 28, 1978, and United Airlines Flight 173 circled through the winter night sky above Portland, Oregon. Thousands of feet
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Calvin Coolidge’s Hands-Off Approach To Dealing With The Great Mississippi Flood Of 1927
In the spring of 1927, the raging waters of the Mississippi River surged violently over its banks and claimed thousands of farms, towns, and
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Extremophiles: Life In The Harshest Corners Of Earth
For most of human history, scientists worldwide assumed that suitable living conditions require moderate temperatures, stable environments
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Quiz — How Much Do You Know About American Geography?
The United States covers approximately 3.8 million square miles, thus making it the third-largest country in the world by land area. As part of its geography, we can find major mountain ranges such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachian Mountains, extensive river systems like the Mississippi River, large deserts, forests, plains, and over 12,000 miles of coastline. The nation consists of multiple climate zones and six time zones, and because of this, there is significant regi
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How Are Modern Copyright Laws Dealing With Work Generated By Artificial Intelligence?
From the printing press to photography, from circular records to digital recording and uploading, copyright laws within America have always
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A Tire Company Giving Out Culinary Awards?! An Overview Of How Michelin Stars Came About
Today, whenever someone is asked to think of a fancy restaurant, one of the first things that will come to their mind is a Michelin Star
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Tsutomu Yamaguchi: The Man Who Survived Not One, But Two Atomic Bombs
In the summer of 1945, World War II finally came to an end, at the surrendering of Japan in Tokyo Bay. Out of all the stories that have come
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Is Higher Education Worth The Risk Of Taking Out Student Loans?
Higher (post-secondary) education, particularly four-year college, is an expensive investment that many people can’t afford to finance out
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The Digital Humanities: Our Future Of Humanistic Study?
A new approach to studying the human experience has been gaining popularity over the last twenty years: the digital humanities. Supported by
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A Recount Of The World’s First Successful Slave Revolt And Birth Of A Black Republic
The Haitian Revolution, lasting from 1791 to 1804, was arguably one of the most significant and transformative events in North America
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How The September 11 Attacks Reshaped American Law And Targeted Muslim Communities
Terrorism is often defined as the use of violence against civilians to achieve political or ideological goals. It emerges from political
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Elon Musk’s Two-Part Master Plan For Tesla Motors
The Tesla that we know today stems from an almost two decade plan formulated by Elon Musk. The story of Tesla Motors begins in 2006 when
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How Air Traffic Controllers Keep Millions Alive Under Crushing Psychological Pressure
Every single day, over three million passengers in America rely on their flights to take off, navigate, and land safely at the target
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The Concerning Impacts Of Male-Centric Medical Research And Healthcare Systems
A 2020 report found that only one percent of healthcare research and innovation was invested in female-specific conditions
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How Investor Psychology Shapes The Stock Market
When the average person is asked about the stock market, they think of fast and confusing charts, big numbers, and people sitting at
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The Benefits And Concerns Behind X’s New Location Feature
On November 21, 2025, Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, started rolling out a new feature that shows the true
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Why Nuclear Waste Is Not Actually Waste
For many people, the first image that pops into mind when they hear “nuclear energy” isn’t a glowing city powered by reliable, clean energy
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What Is The P/E Ratio Of A Stock, And What Does It Tell About A Company?
On any brokerage app, like Robinhood, you’ve probably seen something called a price-to-earnings ratio, or P/E ratio, listed under a stock’s
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The Lavender Scare And The Costs of Cold War Hysteria
During the Cold War, the United States was shaped by the goal of containing communism. The Red Scare is well known because of its focus on
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How The Wright Brothers Achieved The First Powered Flight In 1903
On the morning of December 17, 1903, in a very remote area in North Carolina, two seemingly normal brothers changed the world of aviation
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The Hidden Architects Of American Feminism
When we think of the quintessential feminist thought leaders, a select few trailblazing women often come to mind: Susan B. Anthony, Gloria
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Are Our Phones Secretly Listening To Us?
Most people have probably had an experience that goes something like this: you mention to a friend how you want to go on a vacation and a
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El Niño and La Niña: How Are They Different, And What Effects Do They Have On The U.S. Climate?
As winter approaches, El Niño and La Niña are terms that weather channels often throw around, but what exactly is the difference between the
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What Are Private Military Companies (PMCs), And Why Are They Controversial?
Modern warfare in the 21st century has changed to something far beyond the simple battlefields and strategies of the past. Although state
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The Role African Americans Played During The American Civil War
African Americans, both free and enslaved, played a key role in the American Civil War. By reframing the war as a moral struggle against
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The Impact of Ranked-Choice Voting On Elections In The United States
As politics in the U.S. becomes more polarized, reformers and voters have started to look for alternative electoral systems that have a
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