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There are a lot of contenders depending on how you slice it. We look at the fastest animals on land, sea and air.

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How do beermakers know how the alcohol content of a beer? HowStuffWorks gets to the bottom of it.

HowStuffWorks finds out whether it's rude to expect birthday guests to pay for their own meal.

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Mildred Harnack was the only American in the leadership of German resistance to Hitler. And Hitler personally ordered her executed for it.

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