Will Some Port Cities Start Banning Cruise Ships?

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Why Do We Call Dibs and Shotgun, and Who Was the Real McCoy?

Some idioms have a fairly clear origin, but others have been lost to time and legend. Learn about the game that inspired calling dibs, the media that created calling shotgun, and why the 'real' McCoy was probably a number of people -- all in today's episode of BrainStuff, based o ...  Show more

Why Is Siberia's Batagaika Crater Known as the Doorway to Hell?

The Batagaika crater (or, technically, megaslump) is a massive pit caused by thawing permafrost -- and it's only getting bigger. Learn what paleontologists have found there (and why geoscientists are worried about it) in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on these articles: htt ...  Show more

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