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Ridiculous History: Ancient India Beat Machiavelli to the Punch by 1,800 Years
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What is the Arthashastra? Learn more about the Arthashastra and Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince" in this HowStuffWorks Now article.
The History of Flight and 10 Bungled Attempts at It
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Ten bungled personal flight attempts over the centuries occurred when people thought they could fly. Learn about ten bungled personal flight attempts.
History of the Watt Steam Engine
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James Watt's steam engine propelled the world forward. Learn about the Watt steam engine's impact and the innovations that helped make it possible.
The Ridiculous History of the Chastity Belt
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Chastity belts were supposedly worn by women in the Middle Ages to keep them from having sex. A literal lock for a woman's nether regions. But how much truth is there to this torture device?
Notre Dame Cathedral: What It Took to Build Her
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Notre Dame Cathedral has burned. HowStuffWorks looks at how she was built.
Why Was Cereal Invented? A Brief History of Corn Flakes
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The last time you poured yourself a bowl of Kellogg's Corn Flakes, you may not have been aware of the complicated history behind this iconic breakfast cereal.
29 Weird Facts About Animals, Space, History, and the Human Body
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The world is full of oddities. Some are delightful; others are just plain strange.
Thought Experiment: What If We Stopped Walking Upright?
Humans have only been bipedal for a sliver of history. What if we returned our spines to their original position and quit walking upright? What would that world be like?
10 Biggest Snowstorms of All Time
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Heavy snowfall is just one mark of a bad snowstorm. But the biggest snowstorms of all time also brought strong winds and in some cases, major power outages.
How Dreams Work
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Dreams combine verbal, visual and emotional stimuli into mystifying storylines. Learn about dreams, the meaning of common dreams, REM and controlling dreams.