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Ten Days That Make a Difference

New year's resolutions are often quickly made and broken. But not all promises have to revolve around ourselves—many people strive to improve the lives of others on a daily basis. We present ten good causes that hope to make a difference in 2009.

Astronomy Gallery

2009 is the International Year of Astronomy. Join us in looking out from the planet Earth into the far reaches of the universe. Read on

Ten Common Misconceptions

Think you can only fold a piece of paper in half seven times? Think again! We reveal the facts behind ten commonly believed untruths. Read on

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Miscellany

•	Birthstones

•	Chinese Zodiac

•	Days That Make a Difference

•	Lovely Quotes About Love

•	Man and Mascara

•	Numbers Mythology

•	Ten Common Misconceptions

•	Ten Little Mysteries

•	Ten More Little Mysteries

•	Ten Tips for a Better Cup of Tea

•	Ten Things You Didn't Know About Chocolate

•	Ten Things You Didn't Know About Money

•	Ten Things You Didn't Know About Pencils

•	Ten Things You Didn't Know About Recycling

•	Ten Things You Didn't Know About Scotland

•	Top Ten Massive Mistakes

•	Twelve Days of Christmas

History, Sport and the Arts

•	Back to School: It Could Be Worse

•	Black Britain: Top 10 Historical Figures

•	Bluffer's Guides: Horatio Nelson

•	Bluffer's Guides: Oliver Cromwell

•	Olympic Politics

•	Olympic Venues

•	Olympic Sports

•	Renaissance Gallery

•	Six Great Greek Myths

•	Spies Like Us

•	Ten World-Changing Events

•	Top Ten Historical Heroines

•	Top Ten Historical Hoaxes

•	Top Ten Traitors

•	US Presidents Trivia

•	World War I Gallery

The Natural World

•	An English Country Garden

•	Animal Alphabet: The A-list

•	Animal Alphabet: The B-list

•	Animal Alphabet: The C-list

•	Animal Cheats

•	Animal Dads

•	Animal Mums

•	Animal Fashion Disasters

•	Animal Gluttons

•	Astronomy Gallery

•	Natural Healers

•	Nocturnal Animals

•	Useless Body Parts

•	The World's Creepiest Places

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