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Demystified

Science, art, history, and culture—demystified.

What do eggs have to do with Easter?
What do eggs have to do with Easter?
Why do Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
Why do Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
Why do movie theatres serve popcorn?
Why do movie theatres serve popcorn?
Why isn't Pluto a planet?
Why isn't Pluto a planet?
What's the difference between turtles and tortoises?
What's the difference between turtles and tortoises?
Why bees are important to the environment
Why bees are important to the environment
How light pollution affects humans
How light pollution affects humans
Did Marie-Antoinette say “Let them eat cake”?
Did Marie-Antoinette say “Let them eat cake”?
When did women started wearing pants in the United States?
When did women started wearing pants in the United States?
Decoding the Rosetta Stone
Decoding the Rosetta Stone
What's the difference between weather and climate?
What's the difference between weather and climate?
The difference between “poisonous” and “venomous”
The difference between “poisonous” and “venomous”
Solar and lunar eclipses, explained
Solar and lunar eclipses, explained
The difference between meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids
The difference between meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids
Why is Christmas on December 25?
Why is Christmas on December 25?
The difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom
The difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom
How are hurricanes and typhoons named?
How are hurricanes and typhoons named?
What's inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu?
What's inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu?
Was Santa Claus a real person?
Was Santa Claus a real person?
Why a baker's dozen is thirteen and not twelve
Why a baker's dozen is thirteen and not twelve
Why is the Mona Lisa so famous?
Why is the Mona Lisa so famous?
Is spontaneous human combustion real?
Is spontaneous human combustion real?
How is a bison different from a buffalo?
How is a bison different from a buffalo?
What is the difference between a solstice and an equinox?
What is the difference between a solstice and an equinox?
How does the Electoral College work in the U.S.?
How does the Electoral College work in the U.S.?
What is the difference between a rabbit and a hare?
What is the difference between a rabbit and a hare?
Find out whether dinosaurs really had feathers
Find out whether dinosaurs really had feathers
Do fossil fuels really come from fossils?
Do fossil fuels really come from fossils?
What do camels store in their humps?
What do camels store in their humps?
Are dogs really colorblind?
Are dogs really colorblind?