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In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.

Discover why Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving and what the Pilgrims ate with the Wampanoag
Discover why Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving and what the Pilgrims ate with the Wampanoag
Understand the criteria for planethood and Pluto's classification as a dwarf planet
Understand the criteria for planethood and Pluto's classification as a dwarf planet
Explore the differences between turtles and tortoises
Explore the differences between turtles and tortoises
Discover the importance of bees to the environment
Discover the importance of bees to the environment
Understand the effects of light pollution on the environment and humans
Understand the effects of light pollution on the environment and humans
Uncover the reality behind Marie-Antoinette's famous phrase, “Let them eat cake”
Uncover the reality behind Marie-Antoinette's famous phrase, “Let them eat cake”
Learn when women started wearing pants in the United States
Learn when women started wearing pants in the United States
Uncover the mystery behind the writing on the Rosetta Stone
Uncover the mystery behind the writing on the Rosetta Stone
Know the difference between climate and weather and how the slightest climate change can impact life
Know the difference between climate and weather and how the slightest climate change can impact life
Understand the difference between poisonous and venomous animals with various examples
Understand the difference between poisonous and venomous animals with various examples
Understand the various phenomena of solar, lunar, and annular eclipses
Understand the various phenomena of solar, lunar, and annular eclipses
Understand the difference between meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites
Understand the difference between meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites
Learn how Christian historian Sextus Africanus and Roman Emperor Constantine I determined Christmas's date
Learn how Christian historian Sextus Africanus and Roman Emperor Constantine I determined Christmas's date
Learn about the difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom
Learn about the difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom
Know how the World Meteorological Organization decides the names for hurricanes and typhoons
Know how the World Meteorological Organization decides the names for hurricanes and typhoons
Discover the inner structure of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, one of the Pyramids of Giza
Discover the inner structure of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, one of the Pyramids of Giza
Uncover the history and legend of Santa Claus
Uncover the history and legend of Santa Claus
Know why a baker's dozen is thirteen and not twelve
Know why a baker's dozen is thirteen and not twelve
Uncover the mysteries surrounding Leonardo da Vinci's painting the Mona Lisa
Uncover the mysteries surrounding Leonardo da Vinci's painting the Mona Lisa
Know about the facts and theories of spontaneous human combustion
Know about the facts and theories of spontaneous human combustion
Learn what makes a bison different from a buffalo
Learn what makes a bison different from a buffalo
Understand the difference between solstices and equinoxes
Understand the difference between solstices and equinoxes
Learn about the working process of the U.S. electoral college
Learn about the working process of the U.S. electoral college
Explore the key differences between rabbits and hares
Explore the key differences between rabbits and hares
Find out whether dinosaurs really had feathers
Find out whether dinosaurs really had feathers
Find out whether fossil fuels really come from fossils
Find out whether fossil fuels really come from fossils
Explore what camels store in their humps
Explore what camels store in their humps
Find out whether dogs are really colour-blind
Find out whether dogs are really colour-blind