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Here are ten journalism courses you can take online that are worth your time and money.

June 14, 2020 13:51

Out of the eight planets that make up our solar system, quite a few of them actually have more than 16 moons. However, the planet with the highest number of known moons is Jupiter.

June 11, 2020 11:05

People often mention that Saturn, the second-largest planet in the Solar System, could float in water. Is this true? If we found a huge bathtub and placed Saturn in it, would it float?

June 9, 2020 09:39

Capitalism can be defined as an economic system in which the economy of a country is controlled by private owners that profit from it, and not the country itself. This makes it seem like the perfect economic system, the one that can help anyone strive and succeed. There are multiple perspectives one can take when talking about capitalism, but most of them are starting to see some serious faults in the system.

June 9, 2020 09:38

There were many forced migrations throughout the history of our society, and quite a few of them were quite large. These types of migrations can often leave an indelible trace on the history of our planet.

June 5, 2020 13:06

Throughout human history, there were many mass migrations, and it is not easy to determine which was the biggest one. However, the two that are mentioned the most often are the partition of India and the Italian diaspora.

June 4, 2020 10:40

In the United States, slaves were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment. The emancipation proclamation became effective as of 1863 and it was issued by Abraham Lincoln.

May 30, 2020 10:28

In a way, tectonic plates hold our planet together. Imagining what could happen if they started breaking might fill us with fear.

May 29, 2020 10:51

Throughout history, humans have managed to domesticate many animals, and it became a huge part of our everyday lives and culture. Many believe that humans began domesticating animals 13,000 years ago.

May 28, 2020 08:53

From those that glide slyly on forest floors, to those that strike in the ocean, some of Japan’s animals are definitely best appreciated from a distance.

May 18, 2020 11:05

The oldest known time capsule is the Samuel Adams and Paul Revere Time Capsule that can be found in a cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House.

May 10, 2020 10:08

The one single plane crash that is generally considered to be the deadliest happened in 1979, and that is the American Airlines Flight 191 crash.

May 3, 2020 09:02

Soccer, American football, and rugby share several similarities but yet are very different from each other.

April 29, 2020 17:51

These female warriors fought fiercely and bravely, and these are just a few that stand out from the rest.

April 28, 2020 07:42

If we know anything about what are some of the key points of staying alive, we are sure that keeping your head on your shoulders at all times is one of them. However, there is one animal that debunked that myth or at least battled it for 18 head-less months.

April 28, 2020 07:41

Generally speaking, natural selection is the idea that out of all living things, only some will survive and reproduce.

April 22, 2020 10:19

Kuru, which is sometimes referred to as the Laughing Death disease, is an extremely rare, fatal disease that developed amongst the New Guinea aborigines from the Fore tribe.

April 17, 2020 14:19

Rabies, a viral disease has 100% mortality rate, making the rabies virus the deadliest of all viruses.

April 16, 2020 13:46

Tuberculosis is the world's most deadly bacterial disease, and more than 1,700,000 people die from the disease every year.

April 16, 2020 04:42

A mule is a hybrid animal produced by crossing a donkey and a horse.

April 1, 2020 15:11