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How Scanning Electron Microscopes Work
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Scanning electron microscopes give scientists an incredible level of magnification. Learn about scanning electron microscopes.
10 Crazy Facts You Didn't Know About Animals
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Did you know that hens can be transgender or that leeches have 3 sets of jaws? Find out 10 amazing facts about animals from HowStuffWorks.
How Thermal Imaging Works
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Thermal cameras take photos of heat, rather than visible light. Find out how temperature is captured as an image.
How Gold Works
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We love it. We wear it glittering around our necks and sparkling at our ears, wrists and feet. We pass it down to our children and hoard it in secret stashes. Why is this precious metal so prized?
10 Action Films That Changed Everything
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Action films regularly burst with stunts and pyrotechnics, but we think a few have led the way, guns ablazing. View 10 action films that changed everything.
10 Edible Biofuels
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What are some of the most common edible biofuels? Check out 10 edible biofuels at HowStuffWorks.
Why Plato Considered the Poet Sappho the Tenth Muse
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We have just a fraction of Sappho's works, but what we have reveal her personal voice in Greek lyric poetry. Just who was this woman that so inspired even Plato?
How Sparta Turned Its Men Into Super-Soldiers — and Dancers
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Movies like '300' have popularized the image of ancient Spartans as super-warriors. But that's only part of the story
Humble Hero: Why Neil Armstrong Became the First Man on the Moon
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HowStuffWorks finds out more about the life and legacy of Neil Armstrong, the humble hero who became the first man to walk on the moon.
How Gerrymandering Works
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Gerrymandering has always been a problem, but technology has made it a lot worse. Find out how gerrymandering works in this HowStuffWorks article