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BIG QUESTIONS









King Tut's death remains an unsolved mystery.

History's most famous child ruler was also the result of inbreeding, which sure didn't help his longevity much.

Jake Rossen
















Postage stamps don't expire, but you also can't use some of them forever.

Can you really use that book of Elvis stamps you grabbed back in the 1990s? Yes, but there's a catch.

Jake Rossen
Heat waves are tough to endure.

The conditions for stifling heat are pretty easy to explain, and so is the solution: Keep cool.

Jake Rossen