The Real Deal on Wyatt Earp, Gunslinger of International Renown

Plus, we get to know the world's most dangerous tree and a West African king who may have been richer in his day than Bezos.

Wyatt Earp Wasn't the Fastest Gunslinger and That Didn't Matter Wyatt Earp was a Wild West lawman, a member of the Dodge City Peace Commission and a deputy marshal in Tombstone, Arizona. What he wasn't was the quickest man on the draw. Read More >> Sparta Was More Than a Brutal Military State This ancient Greek city-state wasn't just hell-bent on producing the world's toughest soldiers. Read More >> 4 Ways You Can Totally Use Cheese Rinds If you don't eat the rind, you're going about cheese all wrong. Read More >> The Manchineel Is the World's Most Dangerous Tree And it comes with fruit called "little apples of death." Read More >> Is Painter's Tape or Masking Tape Better? Does it matter when you use one or the other for your DIY project? Read More >> African King Mansa Musa Was Even Richer Than Jeff Bezos, Some Say In the 1300s, a West African king reigned over a vast empire stretching thousands of miles with unimaginable natural resources. Was his vast wealth comparable to the king of Amazon? Read More >> Copyright © 2020 HowStuffWorks, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website howstuffworks.com Our mailing address is: HowStuffWorks 675 Ponce de Leon Drive NE Suite 8500 Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these promotional emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

Will the U.S. Presidential Election Be Delayed?

On Nov. 3, 2020, Americans are slated to cast their vote for U.S. president. What are the chances that date could change due to COVID-19?

Can the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election Be Postponed?   By John Donovan The coronavirus, in less than three months, has upended every facet of American life. Will it even shake one of the bedrocks of American democracy — the election of a president? READ NOW Copyright © 2020 HowStuffWorks, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website howstuffworks.com Our mailing address is: HowStuffWorks 675 Ponce de Leon Drive NE Suite 8500 Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these promotional emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

Can Foods Really Boost Your Immune System?

Plus, how the Mason-Dixon line divided the North and South, and why tarot cards aren't meant to tell your fortune.

Why Karl Marx Was One of History's Most Influential and Destructive Thinkers He famously co-authored "The Communist Manifesto," which would be the basis for a new political movement. But to say he is only the Father of Communism sells Karl Marx short. Read more >>  How the Mason-Dixon Line Divided the North and South Why does the Mason-Dixon Line put Maryland in the South? We have the fascinating story behind one of the most significant surveying achievements in U.S. history. Read more >>  Can Foods Really Bolster Your Immune System? We hear it and read it a lot: Certain foods, like those rich in vitamin A or folate can help your immune system. Is there any science behind that claim? Read more >>  How Sarah Forbes Bonetta Was 'Gifted' to Queen Victoria Was the relationship between the two women really the feel-good tale it's been spun into? Read more >>  Tarot Cards Aren't Meant to Tell Your Fortune They're not even meant to tell you what to do. So why would you seek out a Tarot reading? And what about that death card anyway? Read more >>  NASA's Chief Sniffer's Job Is to Keep 'Stinky' Situations Out of Space He's the longest-serving member of the space agency's odor panel, which basically sniffs and smells everything that goes up into space. Read more >>  Copyright © 2020 HowStuffWorks, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website howstuffworks.com Our mailing address is: HowStuffWorks 675 Ponce de Leon Drive NE Suite 8500 Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these promotional emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list