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How Liquid Body Armor Works
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One of the newest types of body armor is both flexible and lightweight. Learn whyliquid body armor has the potential to be a good replacement for or supplement to bulkier vests.
Top 5 Things You Should Know (But Don't) about Mitral Valve Prolapse
Mitral valve prolapse can lead to blood leaking in the heart where it's not supposed to. Learn what you need to know about mitral valve prolapse.
How Budget Airlines Work
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Budget airlines offer lower fares by cutting their costs of operation. Learn how budget airlines cut costs and whether they cut corners on safety.
How Stackable Cars Will Work
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Stackable cars could mimic the design of stacked shopping carts. Learn how stackable cars compact themselves and how the vehicles actually function.
What Is Cache and How Does It Work?
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Anyone who owns a computer must at some point ask themselves: "What is cache?". Caching increases the speed at which your computer pulls data from memory. How can a little cache go a really, really long way? Read on to explore how your computer works at such incredible speeds!
Diet Pills: What You Need to Know
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Diet pills are a tempting quick fix for an increasingly overweight American populace. Learn about different diet pills and the dangers of diet pills.
How Firefighter Training Works
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Firefighters are our everyday heroes. Find out how to become one and look into the training process.
How Timing Belt Replacement Works
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Timing belt replacements are more common than you might think. Learn more about timing belt replacements at HowStuffWorks.
Can You Answer These Progressively Harder Engine Questions?
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Think you can get a perfect score on this engine quiz? You might after the first few questions, but as this quiz goes on, you'll find yourself put to the test - literally! This quiz goes from the bunny slope to the black diamond ski run.
10 Problems Cars Can Diagnose By Themselves
Limiting this list to just 10 problems cars can diagnose by themselves was the difficult part. Learn how cars diagnose themselves at HowStuffWorks.