Oldest Known Temple

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Gobleki Tepe is thought to be the oldest known temple, dating to 11,000 years ago.

Know your States test

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See how well you know U.S. geography by placing the 50 U.S. states on the map on Know your States.

Rare disease diagnostician - like Dr. House

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Here is a news article about Dr. William Gahl, an expert at diagnosing weird diseases, just like TV's Dr. House — only good, not evil.

Obamicons

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Make your own CHANGE image (or any other Obamicon) at ObamiconMe.

Ten signs of evolution in modern humans

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A cool list of the Top Ten Signs of Evolution in Modern Man.

Civics Quiz

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The Civics Literacy Report has published a civics literacy quiz whose average score among Americans is a mere 49%, with 55% reported for American college educators. Your web-picker proudly reports a score of 94%. How well can you do?

Visual Guide to the Financial Crisis

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A Visual Guide to the Financial Crisis in the U.S.

All About Birds: Wild Turkey

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Everything you ever wanted to know about Wild Turkeys, including a beautiful photograph of a displaying tom.

Buy Nothing Day

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Next Friday is Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving and the biggest shopping day of the year. It's also the day of an Adbusters protest: Buy Nothing Day. Worth being aware of — whether it's worth participating in is up to you.