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Mental Disorder Pictures
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These mental disorder pictures help you explore various types of mental illness. Learn about mental disorders in these pictures.
The Heaven's Gate Cult: A Sad, Strange Story of Manipulation
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"Internet cult" Heaven's Gate is seared in the memory of the '90s public for the fact that 39 members committed suicide wearing matching tracksuits and sneakers, as the Hale-Bopp comet approached Earth. But what made them do it?
Anesthesia Awareness: When You're 'Awake and Aware' During Surgery
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It's rare, but when it happens, it can be traumatic and frightening for those who experience it. But how does such a thing even occur with today's modern medicine?
What Was Really Behind Agatha Christie's Mysterious Disappearance?
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In 1926, famed crime novelist Agatha Christie went missing for 11 days under very strange circumstances. Even today, questions linger about why she did it.
How the Future Crime Database Will Work
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A future crime database came to life on film with 'Minority Report.' In reality, can we predict future crime? Learn how a future crime database would work.
How Occam's Razor Works
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Occam's Razor is a line of reasoning that says the simplest answer is often correct. Learn about how we investigate the universe with Occam's Razor.
10 Sources of Body Odor That Aren't Just Sweat
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While body odor is most often caused by sweating, there are many other things that can make you smell. Find out what they are at HowStuffWorks.
How Alang Shipyard Works
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In this mass graveyard, workers dismantle 52,000-ton ships using simple hand tools. Why would anyone want to work at Alang? Is this place doing the world a service by recycling obsolete ships?
Top 5 Richest Internet Entrepreneurs
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Being an Internet entrepreneur requires a good idea, strong business acumen and hard work. See the top 5 richest internet entrepreneurs to learn more.
How Dyson Spheres Work
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Could the source of Earth's future energy come from an ambitious idea to encircle the sun with technology? Maybe, but it's a concept that's a long way from today's reality.