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How do you get from "Hoaxes" to "Everyday surveillance" in six easy steps? The fun way to get around the book |
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10 | (2) |
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Go behind the scenes and find out what really goes on in the US president's personal plane |
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12 | (2) |
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Be careful where you blow your nose. What's polite in one country may be bad manners in another |
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14 | (2) |
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Those people who specialize in poking and prying, then spill the beans to the media |
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16 | (2) |
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Take a close look at the money in your hand. There may be more to it than you think |
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18 | (2) |
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The facinating facts behind some of the world's national flag designs |
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20 | (2) |
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Deep beneath an American mountain lies a huge military complex---a self-contained secret world |
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22 | (2) |
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Do you think your emails and phone calls are private? Think again---someone is always listening! |
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24 | (2) |
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The satellites that orbit Earth do a lot more than just transmit TV signals |
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26 | (2) |
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There's a lot of lost loot out there just waiting for some lucky dude to come and find it |
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28 | (2) |
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Find out if the great explorer who discovered America was really that great after all |
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Who crossed the Atlantic first? |
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30 | (2) |
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Which valiant voyager was the first across the Pond? The answer might surprise you |
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32 | (2) |
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Stretching across a Peruvian desert are ancient pictures that can only be seen from the sky. What's that about? |
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34 | (2) |
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Find out where much of the world's solid-gold bling is stashed away---and how it's kept safe and sound |
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36 | (4) |
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Deep in rain forests around the world live tribes of people, still untouched by the modern world. Can you find them? |
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40 | (4) |
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What really happened to all those ships and aircraft that "disappeared" in this small area of the Caribbean? |
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The mystery of the Mary Celeste |
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44 | (4) |
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The eerie fate of this abandoned ship remained unsolved for years... is the truth still submerged? |
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Who are the Men in Black? |
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48 | (2) |
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Seen an allen recently? If so, you might just receive a visit from the mysterious Men in Black |
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50 | (2) |
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Imagine how amazing it would be to travel to the past or future. Could it really be possible one day? |
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52 | (2) |
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Just how did the creator of this mysterious ancient map know what he knew? |
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54 | (2) |
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Ever imagined running your own country? Now you can! Just follow our simple instructions |
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56 | (2) |
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Somebody is watching you! Via CCTV, the internet, and even your cell phone, "they" can follow your every move |
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58 | (2) |
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Just how do those strange black-and-white stripes on the back of everything you buy work? |
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60 | (2) |
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Learn the tricks of the trade that those cheeky people use to break into computer systems |
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62 | (2) |
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Did you know that your eyes are unique? Your future security is the blink of an eye |
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64 | (2) |
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From CIA to MI6, find out what the world's secret service agencies are up to |
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66 | (2) |
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The stories and secrets behind the official residence of the Russian president |
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68 | (4) |
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The stories of ingenious and death-defying escapes pulled off by plucky prisoners from around the world |
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72 | (6) |
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The life and times (and secrets) of Houdini---the world's most famous escapologist |
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78 | (4) |
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Hey presto! Three amazing tricks and how magicians pull them off |
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Holbein's The Ambassadors |
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82 | (2) |
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Can you find the hidden messages? There's more to this old painting than meets the eye |
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84 | (2) |
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Discover the Symbolic meanings behind the objects that the artist has included in this famous painting |
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86 | (2) |
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The intriguing system of numbers discovered by this Italian mathematical genius |
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88 | (2) |
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Myths, mysteries, and legends surround the Pope's city within a city |
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90 | (2) |
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The legendary burial cloth of Jesus Christ---a hoax or reality? Look at the evidence and decide for yourself |
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92 | (2) |
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How she was imprisoned, betrayed, and ultimately murdered in a cold-blooded plan involving a secret code |
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94 | (2) |
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Some of the most haunted places around the world, and the stories of the ghosts that inhabit them |
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96 | (2) |
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Spine-chilling supernatural goings-on---from pesky poltergeists to icky ectoplasm |
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98 | (8) |
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Go behind the scenes and discover a hive of activity, from hair and hats to light and sound |
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106 | (2) |
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Enter the murky world of the private investigators and find out how they find out what we're up to |
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108 | (2) |
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Ever felt like you're being watched, or you know who's calling you before you pick up the phone? Read on... |
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110 | (2) |
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Cryptic coding and inventive ways to hide messages, including how to make your own invisible ink! |
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112 | (2) |
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Have you got a lucky number? Numbers can be lucky in one country and unlucky in another. Find out why |
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114 | (2) |
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Check out the predictions made by this 16th-century French seer. Did he really see the future? |
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116 | (2) |
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The amazing carved stone that enabled archeologists to decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics |
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118 | (2) |
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These enigmatic structures can be found all around the world. Why were they built? |
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120 | (2) |
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The intriguing mysteries behind the famous pyramid built as the tomb of the pharaoh Khufu 4,000 years ago |
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122 | (6) |
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When the Egyptian boy-king's tomb was discovered in 1922, terrible things befell those who opened it... |
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128 | (2) |
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Was the jet engine really a modern invention? Or did the ancient Greeks get there way before us? |
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130 | (2) |
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Find out why this cool craft can dodge detection as it scoots around the skies |
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132 | (2) |
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The ingenious codemaker the Germans used in World War II had the best brains in England scratching their heads |
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134 | (2) |
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Hidden away deep in the mountains of Norway, Hitler had a secret factory. What was it making? |
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136 | (2) |
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Don't believe everything you hear... Would you have fallen for any of these super spoofs? |
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Anastasia: the lost princess |
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138 | (2) |
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When the Russian royal family was assassinated in 1917, many believed that young Princess Anastasia survived... |
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140 | (2) |
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Read all about it! Alien spacecraft crashes near quiet American town! (Or did it...?) |
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142 | (2) |
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The mysterious case of the missing lord, who denied murder, then disappeared into thin air |
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144 | (6) |
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Creepy coincidences in the lives and deaths of US presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy |
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150 | (2) |
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The horrible murders committed by infamous Jack the Ripper in 19th-century London are still in the news |
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152 | (2) |
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The incredible chemical "recipe" hidden in your cells that makes you the you that you are |
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154 | (2) |
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Did you know we can all trace our ancestry back to one lively lady who lived in Africa? |
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156 | (2) |
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The weird invisible space stuff that makes up 96% of everything there is |
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158 | (2) |
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Keep changing your mind? You will if you fall victim to these crafty techniques |
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160 | (2) |
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What makes those trainers "must have," or that ice cream irresistible? Learn to resist the tricks! |
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162 | (2) |
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You might think it's just a chicken burger, but read on to see what you're really eating! |
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Want a strawberry milkshake? |
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164 | (2) |
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It might shake you up to discover how many additives and chemicals go into this favorite drink |
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166 | (2) |
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Some weird and wacky facts about that incredible machine known as the human body |
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168 | (2) |
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How clean is your home? Check out the bugs and bacteria that lurk in every nook and cranny |
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170 | (2) |
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What is it? What do they do with it? And what are the long-term consequences of producing it? |
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172 | (2) |
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Think it's all hocus-pocus? Think again. This ancient science is explosive stuff! |
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174 | (2) |
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Magical folk through the ages who have dabbled in the mysteries of alchemy |
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176 | (4) |
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You need never forget anything again. These clever tricks will turn you into a memory maestro |
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180 | (2) |
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Nightmares, sleep paralysis, deja vu... what your mind gets up to when you're not in control |
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182 | (2) |
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Lots of people think they have lived a previous life. Have you been here before? |
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184 | (2) |
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Weird tales of those unfortunate folks who suddenly burst into flames |
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186 | (2) |
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Can you tell when someone's telling lies? Learn to read what people are saying with their bodies |
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188 | (4) |
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Look closely. Can you see what's cunningly camouflaged in the landscape? |
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192 | (2) |
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Can you spot a real sparkler from a fake? Find out how the cheap copies are made |
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194 | (2) |
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The ingenious methods that burglars use to get at the valuables locked in a safe |
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196 | (4) |
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Did astronauts really land on the Moon? Was Marilyn Monroe murdered? Or is it all a cover-up? |
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200 | (2) |
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Are they the real deal or flawed photos? UFOs from around the world caught on camera |
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202 | (2) |
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Psst... Want to be in my gang? Welcome to the dark domain of clandestine clubs |
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204 | (2) |
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Enter the secretive world of China's Imperial Palace in Beijing and discover what went on behind closed doors |
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206 | (2) |
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Don't go breaking any of these loopy laws, or they might just lock you up and throw away the key! |
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208 | (2) |
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Beneath the streets of France's capital lies a hidden world of tunnels that conceal a multitude of secrets |
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210 | (2) |
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Was this mysterious order of knights from Jerusalem guardian of the legendary Holy Grail? |
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212 | (2) |
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Are the stories of an advanced civilization that disappeared beneath the sea truth or legend? |
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214 | (6) |
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Take an illuminating guided tour around a movie studio and discover what goes on behind the scenes |
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220 | (2) |
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Can you see the picture hidden in the pattern? Keep looking---it may suddenly jump out at you! |
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222 | (2) |
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Is what you see what you get, or are your eyes playing tricks on you? |
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224 | (2) |
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Look, another hidden picture! Can you work out how to see it yet? Here we show you how |
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226 | (2) |
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Check out the mysterious mathematical repeating patterns that can be seen in nature |
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228 | (2) |
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Don't leave home without your umbrella---it's raining frogs again! Check out how wacky the weather can be |
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230 | (2) |
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They can be found all around the world. Who built these mysterious structures and what were they for? |
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232 | (4) |
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Are whales and hippos related? Check out how some prehistoric creatures link to animals today |
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236 | (4) |
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Visit our zoo of mythological creatures---and find out which of them escaped to reality! |
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Werewolves versus vampires |
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240 | (2) |
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Two legendary freaky folks battle it out. Who do you think will come out on top? |
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242 | (2) |
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Discover why some people believe that the king of rock and roll lives on (the man, that is, not the legend) |
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244 | (2) |
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Check out the answers to some of our brainteasers |
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