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O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree: Why do we deck thy branches?

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Why Did Adult Humans Start Drinking Milk?

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Why Do People Eat Cereal with Milk?

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Nutritional Powerhouses: 8 Foods That Pack a Nutritional Punch

microwave, kitchen

Why Do Some Foods Explode in the Microwave?

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Andrew Jackson delivering a speech while on his way to Washington, D.C., for his inauguration in 1829. From Harper's Weekly, 1881.

5 Remarkably Close U.S. Presidential Elections

Globe South America, map

What’s the Difference Between Hispanic and Latino?

An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company

Periods of American Literature

United States electoral college map showing number of electoral votes by state.

How Does the Electoral College Work?

American black bears (Ursus americanus), mother with cub in forest.

Why Do Some Animals Hibernate?

eggnog: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

Gregory Lewis McNamee

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Media added.	Meg Matthias	Dec 18, 2023
	New article added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Oct 14, 2022