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  1. Sep 30

    On this day in 1927, Babe Ruth became the first player to hit 60 home runs in a single season. His record stood until Roger Maris hit 61 in 1961. [UPI/Bettmann Archive]

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  2. Sep 30

    Introducing LISTIFIED! Kids will be astounded and inspired by our ultimate collection of lists, on topics including treasures, spy gadgets, sharks, robots, dinosaurs, and more! Discover them all in this gloriously geeky guide to the universe!

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  3. Sep 29

    Baseball fans: this one's for you.

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  4. Sep 28

    On this day in 1934, French actress Brigitte Bardot was born.

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  5. Sep 27

    On this day in 1066, after being delayed by bad weather, William, duke of Normandy, embarked his army and set sail for the southeastern coast of England in what would be known in history as the Norman Conquest.

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  6. Sep 24

    American puppeteer Jim Henson was born on this day in 1936.

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  7. Sep 23

    On this day in 1846, astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle became the first person ever to observe the planet Neptune. [📷: NASA/JPL]

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  8. Sep 22

    How much do you know about the ?

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  9. Sep 22

    On this day in 1989, American composer Irving Berlin, who was perhaps the greatest and most enduring of American songwriters, died in New York City. (📷 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.)

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  10. Sep 21

    On this day in 2001, in stock market trading in the United States, the Dow Jones industrial average posted its largest weekly loss (14.3 percent) since the Great Depression.

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  11. Sep 20

    It's a me – Mario!

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  12. Sep 20

    On this day in 1870, Italian troops occupied Rome, leading to the eventual incorporation of Rome into the Kingdom of Italy and the limiting of papal governing authority to the Vatican itself and a small district around it.

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  13. Sep 19

    Ahoy mateys! It’s ! Let this here page from Return to FACTopia be the motivation ye need to spend the rest o' the day blabberin' like a pirate Return to FACTopia! is out next year!

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  14. Sep 18

    Why does music make me want to dance? Why do babies respond more to music than speech? This we are sharing this sneak peek inside our newest book, Britannica’s First Big Book of Why (Out in October) Find out more at:

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  15. Sep 17

    What are some common occupations in your country?

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  16. Sep 16

    What do you think people can learn from animals?

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  17. Sep 16

    Grito de Dolores, (“Cry of Dolores”) battle cry of the Mexican War of Independence from Spain, first uttered by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, parish priest of Dolores (now Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato state), on September 16, 1810.

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  18. Sep 15

    What is the most beautiful song you've ever heard?

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  19. Sep 15

    in 1963, members of the Ku Klux Klan bombed the predominantly African American 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four girls. (📷: Library of Congress)

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  20. Sep 14

    On a scale from 1-10 (10 being the MOST excited), how excited were you to start school when you were younger?

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