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THE WORLD’S FAVORITE DRUG ! RITE DRUG Over two billion cups of coffee are consumed worldwide every day. It’s 1:45 a.m., and 21-year-old Thomas Murphy…
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THE WORLD’S GAME ........ Throughout history, humans have played some kind of kicking game. What the world now calls football—or soccer in the United St…
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A Love for Soccer The story of soccer in Africa is a long one. In the 19th century, European colonists2 brought the game to Africa. Early matches were f…
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LAND OF FIRE AND ICE With the Atlantic Ocean to its south and the Greenland Sea to its north, Iceland is Europe’s westernmost country, with the world’s mos…
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SACRED SUMMITS Volcanoes are creators and destroyers. They can shape lands and cultures, but can also cause great destruction and loss of life. Two of th…
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! SKIN If you could take off your skin and lay it flat, it would cover an area of about 1.9 square meters. Skin is, by far, the body’s largest organ. Cov…
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WHAT IS ?BEAUTY . The search for beauty spans centuries and continents. Paintings of Egyptians dating back over 4,000 years show both men and women paint…
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WHAT MAKES AN OLYMPIC CHAMPION? ... How does a person become an Olympic champion—someone capable of winning the gold? In reality, a combination of bi…
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It only t akes Juan Mann to change the world ! In the modern world, it is not unusual for people to feel depressed or isolated. It can be hard to make mea…
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1823, a young woman noticed a strange fossil on a beach near Lyme Regis, England. She dug out the bones and had them carried to her home. She carefully …
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THE CHANGING FACE OF KUNG FU ! In the fifth century—according to legend— an Indian master taught some monks at the Shaolin Temple a series of exercises,…
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LIVING TREASURES ! The Tower of Pisa. Machu Picchu. The Taj Mahal. You probably know them as famous UNESCO1 World Heritage sites—structures and mon…
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WHO KILLED THE ?ICEMAN In 1991, high in the mountains of Europe, hikers made a shocking discovery: a dead man partly frozen in the ice. The police invest…
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FOOD FOR THE FUTURE ! In 1845, a deadly disease struck the farms of Ireland, killing all the Lumper potato plants. The death of a single crop species mig…
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SWEET LOVE Many scientists believe our love of sugar may actually be an addiction. When we eat or drink sugary foods, the sugar enters our blood and…
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