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The most maddening homework in kindergarten history
Answer this correctly and move to the head of the (kindergarten) class.
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Scientists spot potential sign of life in Venus atmosphere
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Education
Only 50% of people at Harvard could correctly answer this question
Today's math problem looks simple, but a lot of people get tripped up. Can you figure it out? Sharpen your pencils and let's get to work.
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Empty Nest
6 things that can hurt your relationship with your adult children
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People
Americans are renouncing U.S. citizenship in record numbers — but not for the reasons you think
Why are so many people abandoning the United States?
September 13, 2020
People
What it means to be middle class in each state
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September 13, 2020
Education
Which way is the bus going? Kids do better on this one than adults
According to the National Geographic program Brain Games, 80% of kids under 10 could answer the problem almost immediately.
September 11, 2020
People
An 80-year-old vanished on a hike. Days later, he showed up in the darndest place.
Mountain rescuers, police, the Royal Air Force, and locals had been searching for days.
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Education
Can you solve this math problem that’s gone viral?
There are two possible answers, and almost nobody figures out the second one.
September 8, 2020
Community
Texas high school faces criticism over team nickname
Robstown, a small high school outside Corpus Christi, has stood by the name before.
September 8, 2020
Education
Self-proclaimed ‘experts’ more likely to fall for made-up facts, study finds
Many people may actually stop learning about a subject when they start to consider themselves experts.
September 6, 2020
Education
This first grade math problem stumped most adults
Are you smarter than a first grader?
September 4, 2020
Family
How an older dad found his way
For most of my life, I woke up alone on my birthday, so I relished having a family with whom to celebrate. But the occasion also highlighted my worries.
September 2, 2020
People
This interactive chart can predict how many years you’ve got left
Life expectancy in the U.S. is 78.6 years, but Americans who reach age 65 are living longer than ever.
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