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January 16, 2009

You don't need a license to kill in order to take the spy quiz.

Tamim Ansary explains why science is unlikely to cure the common cold. Read this article and call us in the morning.

Lots of kids have cell phones these days, but is your child ready for the responsibility?

Quiz of the Day

Think spam comes in a can?
Test your netiquette.

On This Day

On this day in 1547, Ivan the Terrible was crowned tsar of Russia.
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Did You Know?

In 1806, the first complete specimen of a woolly mammoth was excavated near the mouth of the Lena River in Siberia.
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