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You'll be the life of the picnic when you dazzle them with these Fourth-of-July facts.
If you're not over-fond of Aunt Betty's Golden Cheesebake, science is on your side.
Quiz of the Day
Fourth of July (© Ariel Skelley/Corbis)What do you know about the history of Independence Day?
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On This Day
Declaration of Independence (© Hulton Deutsch)On this day in 1776, the American Continental Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence, in which the American colonies proclaimed their separation from Britain.
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Mystery Picture
Guess the mystery imageWho is this?
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Did You Know?
The Bolshoi Ballet (© CORBIS-BETTMANN/Wolfgang Kaehler)The Bolshoi Ballet originated in classes given at a Russian orphanage in 1773.
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