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The Law Behind the Great Plains' Giant Square Plots

May 11, 2020 • 1 min
If you fly over the Great Plains today, giant squares of land immediately stand out. Many of these are the 160-acre plots forged out of the prairie by 19th-century pioneers, a legacy of the Homestead Act of 1862.
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What Some of the Most Important Civil Rights Sites Look Like Today

May 11, 2020 • 2 mins
The Civil Rights movement was defined by seismic events that all took place in the South: the murder of Emmett Till, Rosa Parks refusing to leave her bus seat, and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Selma-to-Montgomery march
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How Much Salmon Can a Kodiak Bear Devour?

May 4, 2020 • 1 min
Separated from their mainland cousins for 10,000 years, kodiak bears have become the largest subspecies of brown bear on Earth. Here's what it takes to feed them.
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Half of All North American Shorebirds Use This Rest Stop

May 4, 2020 • 1 min
Cheyenne Bottoms is the nation's largest inland marsh, an area of over 60 square miles. It's also the favored resting spot of many species of migrating birds, from pelicans to 27 species of ducks.
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Ohio Natives Who Went on to Make History

April 27, 2020 • 2 mins
From actor Paul Newman to astronaut Neil Armstrong, Ohio is home to some of the most influential and recognizable people in history.
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Why Filmmakers Love New York City

April 27, 2020 • 3 mins
There's something about New York City that Hollywood can't resist, since the early 1900's the city has served as the setting for thousands of films.
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One of Nature's Most Amazing Sights

April 20, 2020 • 2 mins
One of Yellowstone's most popular attractions, the Grand Prismatic Spring is home to some of the earliest forms of life on Earth.
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Natural and Unnatural Wonders of Virginia

April 20, 2020 • 1 min
Next to Virginia's wonder of the natural world, the 200 foot tall Natural Bridge, sits Foamhenge, a replica of Stonehenge made entirely out of styrofoam.
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Why Few Survive a Climb Up Alaska's Frigid Denali

April 13, 2020 • 2 mins
For many climbers, Mt. McKinley presents the alluring chance to reach the top of our continent. But the dangers involved in doing so are very real and sometimes very sudden.
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The Influential Decision of the Little Rock Nine

April 13, 2020 • 1 min
In 1957, the Little Rock Nine, as they came to be known, returned to Arkansas' Little Rock Central High School day after day, facing angry crowds opposed to desegregation.
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Roswell's Bizarre Aircraft Boneyard

April 6, 2020 • 2 mins
This ordinary small town holds extraordinary significance for aviation: it's home to Elvis' private jet, an airplane demolition yard, and the most famous aircraft that no one's ever seen.
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Puerto Rico's #1 Crop Isn't Sugar, But It's Still Sweet

April 6, 2020 • 1 min
Puerto Rico's agricultural economy was once dominated by sugar plantations. Today, the same fields hold everything from corn and rice to bananas, plantains, and mangoes.
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One of America's Most Legendary Military Command Centers

March 23, 2020 • 1 min
From a secret underground command center carved out of the Rocky Mountains, the North American Aerospace Defense Command used to watch the skies for Soviet missiles and prepare for a nuclear attack.
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The Volcanoes of Hawaii

March 23, 2020 • 2 mins
Hawaii was born around 40 million years ago, from sea volcanoes and the shifting Earth.
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This is How Mark Twain Got His Pen Name

March 16, 2020 • 2 mins
Growing up on the banks of the Mississippi River fueled the imagination of a young boy named Samuel Clemens. The world would later know him as Mark Twain.
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You Probably Don't Want Your Airline Pilot to Try This

March 16, 2020 • 2 mins
Third generation stunt pilot and Minnesota's favorite daredevil, John Mohr, attempts astonishing aerial acrobatics in his 1943 Stearman biplane.
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Why Amelia Earhart's Memorial Is Best Seen from the Air

March 9, 2020 • 3 mins
Home of Amelia Earhart and the first commercially produced plane in the country, Kansas has earned its reputation as the capital of flight.
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How the Great Fire of 1871 Actually Benefitted Chicago

March 2, 2020 • 2 mins
Though tragic, if it hadn't been for the Great Fire of 1871, it's unlikely Chicago would have had the opportunity to redesign the city with the modern skyline it has today.
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Why Is Wisconsin Called the Badger State?

February 24, 2020 • 3 mins
The early 19th-century discovery of lead in Wisconsin attracted miners from Cornwall. The peculiar, makeshift dwellings they slept in gave the state its nickname.
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How a Room in New Jersey Gave Us the Film Industry

February 24, 2020 • 2 mins
While Thomas Edison is best-known for inventing the lightbulb, it's often forgotten that he also set up the world's first movie studio, in Fort Lee, NJ.
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