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How Bioarchaeology Works
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Archaeologists dig up and study the material remains of human civilizations. Bioarchaeologists do the same thing, except they focus on the remains of, well, us. What's the big deal about old bones and teeth?
How Personality Tests Work
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Personality tests are a huge phenomenon, but how legitimate is the science behind them? Find out in this article by HowStuffWorks.
Isis: Goddess of Funeral Rites and Healing in Ancient Egypt
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Isis, goddess of healing and funeral rites, was one of the most important Egyptian deities and arguably one of the most prominent female deities in the ancient world.
How the Scientific Method Works
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The scientific method is something that all of us use almost all of the time. Learn more about the scientific method and the steps of the scientific method.
Can I feel pregnant when my wife is?
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Sympathy pregnancy is the condition where a man feels pregnant while his wife actually is. Learn more about the symptoms for sympathy pregnancy.
How Animal Testing Works
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Animal testing has a long, gruesome history, but it's also saved countless human lives.
How do painkillers know where you hurt?
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As kids, we couldn't use big words to describe our scrapes, but we could point, and somehow the medicine knew where we hurt. It still does. How?
How Standardized Patients Work
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Did you know there's an occupation that combines acting and medicine? Learn more about standardized patients at HowStuffWorks.
Why Do Songs Get Stuck in Your Head?
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Why do songs get stuck in my head, you might wonder. The phenomenon is called an earworm -- learn why songs can get stuck in your head.
How the GED Test Works
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Every year, hundreds of thousands of people take the GED test. How does the GED test work? Find out at HowStuffWorks.