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Casket vs. Coffin: Comparing the Burial Containers
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Made of plain pine or shaped like a shoe, mourners may inter them, suspend them or set them ablaze. How much do caskets and coffins differ?
Causation vs. Correlation Explained With 10 Examples
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If you step on a crack, you'll break your mother's back. Surely you know this jingle from childhood. It's a silly example of a correlation with no causation. But there are some real-world instances that we often hear, or maybe even tell?
Cecilia Helena Payne-Gaposchkin
Payne-Gaposchkin, Cecilia Helena (1900-1979) was a British-born astronomer who became an authority on variable stars (stars that change in brightness) and the structure of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Centralia, Pennsylvania: The Ghost Town Atop an Inferno
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The fire under the tiny town of Centralia, Pennsylvania, has been burning since at least 1962 and, to this day, nobody knows how to put it out.
Centrioles: You Can't Divide Cells Without Them
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Centrioles are spindles that create the pathways for chromosomes to follow during cell division.
Centuries of Volcano Death Statistics, Newly Analyzed for Your Reading Pleasure
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New research digs into historic volcano fatalities to explore how, where and whom a volcano is most likely to kill.
Centurion Main Battle Tank
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The Centurion Main Battle Tank was heavily armed and used by many countries. Learn the history and design of Britain's Centurion Main Battle Tank.
Chainsaws Were Originally Invented to Help With Childbirth
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If you think chainsaws were first invented to take down a swath of trees, think again. The real story is much more cringe-worthy and involves cutting bones during childbirth.
Chaos Is Not Randomness: A Complex Systems Scientist Explains
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The world often seems chaotic and events appear to occur randomly, but what's the difference between chaos and randomness?
Chernobyl's Elephant's Foot Is a Toxic Mass of Corium
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The lava-like material that formed after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster is a deadly example of corium, a hazardous material created only after core meltdowns. Five minutes next to it can kill a human.