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There’s a new G.I. Joe movie out this week. Let’s look back at the how the world’s first action figure came to be.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a small group of scientists who study big storms from the inside. They travel in special airplanes called hurricane hunters.

The standard dimensions of American letter paper (and even PDFs) goes back to early paper production.

Kids spend a lot of time on the internet. COPPA is the law that aims to protect their online privacy.

Drought costs billions of dollars a year in agricultural losses and higher prices for water.

The NBA is wrapping up its season, so let's talk about the league's salary cap.

Angela Merkel, Germany's first female chancellor, is known for her fiscal austerity in the face of economic crisis.

In France, Bastille Day marks the anniversary of the French Revolution.

The Crock-Pot gained popularity in the 1970s when Rival Manufacturing started marketing the slow-cooking device to working women.

Calgary is also known as Cowtown, a nickname derived from the city’s century-old summertime tradition the Calgary Stampede.