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How to Maximize Tax Deductions and Credits
Taking deductions and credits is what allows you to pay less taxes. Learn more about maximizing tax deductions and credits at HowStuffWorks.
How Nitrous Oxide Works
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At the same time scientists discovered that nitrous oxide could numb agonizing pain, they also found it could make you really lightheaded and silly. Yes, huffing parties started in the 1700s.
Remember Your School Supplies From the '50s?
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Push pins, steel pins, thumb tacks, paste sticks ... The 1950s produced school supplies that either stuck to things or stuck you back if you weren't careful. This quiz will inspire you to call up coveted school supplies from the past. How many can you correctly ID? Get ready to figure out some cool school stuff!
How NASA Works
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When most people think of NASA, they probably think of astronauts and the Kennedy Space Center. But there's a whole lot more to this 60-year-old organization.
How Deinonychus Upended the Way We Look at Dinosaurs
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The 1964 discovery of Deinonychus in southern Montana was groundbreaking for many reasons, mostly because it helped prove that birds are direct descendants of dinosaurs.
5 Home Remedies for Sensitive Teeth
Our home remedies for sensitive teeth stress dental care and warding off dental diseases.
6 Home Remedies for Denture Pain
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Denture pain is the result of poorly-fitting false teeth. Learn how home remedies can treat this problem.
Arachnid Pictures
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Arachnids include spiders, mites, ticks, harvestmen, chiggers and scorpions. Learn more by viewing these arachnid pictures.
Why do flamingos stand on one leg?
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Why do flamingos stand on one leg? Learn possible explanations of why flamingos stand on one leg and find out about their other unusual behaviors.
What's a prehistoric toolkit and how could it rewrite human history?
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A prehistoric toolkit is a set of tools that early humans utilized. Learn about a prehistoric toolkit in this article from HowStuffWorks.