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  The Evolution of Human Aggression

  Is there evolutionary reasoning that explains our aggressive tendencies?

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  The Most Tragic Love Stories in History

  Nothing celebrates Valentine's Day quite like a good love story. And by good, we mean tragic, of course.

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  Ancient Lefties: The History of Obama’s Handedness

  Southpaw Obama is another notch for the column of left-handed presidents, now totaling eight.

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  The Best Inaugural Addresses Ever

  Barack Obama will continue a 220-year-old oratorical tradition begun by George Washington.

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  God's Role in Presidential Inaugurations and Beyond

  Barack Obama will place his hand on the Bible and swear an oath to serve the United States.

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  The Myths and Realities of Bipartisanship in D.C.

  For all the election rhetoric, though, is today's government really so fractured?

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  Top 5 Historical Discoveries of 2008

  This year got historians and archaeologists all hot under the elbow patches.

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  The Top 5 History Makers of 2008

  While memory of most of the year’s newsworthy individuals will fade, we bet these five will stick.

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  History Repeats: How 2008 Reflected the Past

  For all the talk about change, everything old seemed oddly new again in 2008.

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  The Big Bailout: Product of a Flawed Democracy

  Is a government that ignores the sentiment of its people what the Founding Fathers had in mind?

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  Past Presidential Elections Far Nastier

  The 2008 campaign for president was the most vicious in U.S. history, some pundits have said. Yeah, right.

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  Devil's Night: The History of Pre-Halloween Pranks

  The night of Oct. 30 is called Devil's Night in Detroit and Miggy Night in parts of England. Elsewhere it's Mischief Night.

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  Roots of Voodoo: Why Sarkozy is Getting Skewered

  A controversial voodoo doll is proving to be quite the pain in the side of French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

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  Pirates Still Terrorize High Seas

  Sophisticated pirates who hijack trade ships cause billions of dollars in losses every year.

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  What it Takes to Be President

  Who would make a better president — a man with more than 30 years of experience in Congress or one with about six?

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  Past Presidents: What Made Them Great?

  Who would make a better president — a man with more than 30 years of experience in Congress or one with about six?

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  How Test Tube Babies Changed the World

  Just over 30 years ago, a baby girl came screaming out of the womb much like any other. It was how she got in there in the first place that was far from average.

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  How 'Photo 51' Changed the World

  Few pictures are so important and so unrecognizable as the one scientists call Photo 51.

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  The Long History of the 2008 Financial Mess

  Banks seemed to collapse overnight, but the reasons date back decades, even centuries.

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  How 'Kilroy Was Here' Changed the World

  The Kilroy character became a legend among the millions of military men and women who served during World War II.

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  How Gandhi Changed the World

  The man from Gujarat is the most famous of the world's peaceful political dissidents.