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It's a winter wonderland.

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Holiday History

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree: Why Do We Deck Thy Branches?

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree: Why Do We Deck Thy Branches?

Why Is Christmas on December 25?

Why Is Christmas on December 25?

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What is the Meaning of Kwanzaa?

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When Christmas Became Illegal

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How Gingerbread Became a Christmas Treat

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How Scientists Discovered New Species of the King Cobra

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How to Become a Saint: Canonization Explained

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Hurricane Katrina 20 Years Later: Who Gets to Move On?

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How is Air Quality Measured?

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How Volcanoes Work, Explained By a Volcanologist

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What Caused the January 6, 2021, Capitol Attack?

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What We Can Learn (and Eat) Urban Foraging

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Meet America's First IVF Baby

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Shabbat Prayers: What is the Blessing Over Bread?

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Shabbat Prayers: What is the Blessing Over Wine?

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Shabbat Prayers: What is the Blessing Over Candles?

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Everything We Know and Love About Jane Austen

Engraved bust of Homer, a bearded man in a conical cap, overlaid on a painting of a galley with rowers and winged figures.

Telling the Story of Homer's Odyssey with Translator Emily Wilson

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Why Ancient Egyptian Writing Is More Than Just Hieroglyphics

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Nausea, Nothingness, and Existentialism: Meet Jean-Paul Sartre

Two black-and-white portraits of a mustached man flank handwritten notes; overlay text reads “Who was Friedrich Nietzsche?”

Answering Your Questions About Friedrich Nietzsche

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Why We Keep Telling the Story of Oz

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What's So Special About Loons?

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Britannica Explains

Whatever your question, Britannica has the answer.

Demystified

Science, art, history, and culture—demystified.

B-Money Smart

Want to become a smarter investor, saver, and spender? Britannica Money breaks down the complex world of finance.

Behind the Zodiac

What’s really written in the stars?

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Britannica Classics

Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.

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This Time in History

In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.

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#WTFact Videos

In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.

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