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Updated January 12, 2024

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Hard may not mean what you think it does.

What's the Hardest Wood in the World?

And what does hard mean, anyway?
by Dan Nosowitz
This 2008 stamp celebrated the 130-year anniversary of the arbitration by President Hayes.

Rutherford B. Hayes Is More Famous in Paraguay Than in the U.S.

The 19th U.S. President lends his name to a city, region, school, and annual festival.
by Mark Johanson
Pai Tavytera and Kaiowa leaders and representatives assemble to discuss stevia and biopiracy.

The Indigenous Tribes Fighting to Reclaim Stevia From Coca-Cola

Guaraní have long cultivated the plant, which they introduced to a world hungry for natural sweeteners.
by Eric J. Wallace
Pantaneiros are rounded up to be returned to the farm for milking and health checks in Aquidauana, Brazil.

The Endangered Cow Being Saved by Cheese

Bovine researchers believe the world needs the only cow adapted to the largest tropical wetlands.
by Sarah Brown
Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
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