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Why Is There a Crack in the Liberty Bell? Jul 06, 2020

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The massive, historic Liberty Bell wasn't always cracked, and wasn't always named that. Learn what history knows (and doesn't know) about the Liberty Bell in this episode of BrainStuff.

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BrainStuff Classics: How Did the Grandfather Clock Get Its Name? Jul 05, 2020

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What we now call grandfather clocks were around for a long time before they got that name. Learn how a pop song renamed them -- and a few legends that may have inspired the song -- in this classic episode of BrainStuff.

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BrainStuff Classics: Why Did the T. Rex Have Such Tiny Arms? Jul 04, 2020

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The Tyrannosaurus rex was a giant predator, but its arms weren't much bigger than a human being's. Learn a few hypotheses about T. rex's arms in this classic episode of BrainStuff.

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Will the Fires That Made Centralia a Ghost Town Ever Go Out? Jul 03, 2020

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Coal fires have burned beneath this Pennsylvania town for decades, driving away inhabitants with continual smoke, ash, and cave-ins. Learn how coal-seam fires work in this episode of BrainStuff.

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Why Is Real Vanilla So Expensive? Jul 02, 2020

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Real vanilla is much more expensive than synthetic vanilla. Learn about the delicate orchid that vanilla comes from and why most vanilla flavoring is synthetic in this episode of BrainStuff.

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Why Isn't Washington, D.C. a State? Jul 01, 2020

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A new bill aims to make Washington, D.C. the U.S.'s 51st state -- but why wasn't it created as a state to begin with, and why have similar bills failed in the past? Learn the history of the District of Columbia in this episode of BrainStuff.

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Why Does the Hellbender Salamander Need Our Help? Jun 30, 2020

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The hellbender salamander isn't nearly as scary as it sounds. Learn why they're mostly harmless -- and some of their populations are in danger -- in this episode of BrainStuff.

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How Does the 'Streisand Effect' Make Cover-ups Go Viral? Jun 29, 2020

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The 'Streisand Effect' is when some powerful entity tries to repress information, but winds up publicizing it instead. Learn the history of the term and how the effect works in this episode of BrainStuff.

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BrainStuff Classics: Why Do We Get Bags Under Our Eyes? Jun 28, 2020

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All humans eventually develop bags under our eyes -- but why? Learn how it happens -- and about some inexpensive, unobtrusive home remedies -- in this classic episode of BrainStuff.

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BrainStuff Classics: Why Do People Talk Weird in Old Movies? Jun 27, 2020

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There's a distinct accent of yesteryear that's not quite British, and not quite American – so what gives? Learn about the Transatlantic accent, or Mid-Atlantic accent, in this classic episode of BrainStuff.

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