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Did the Spanish Flu pandemic really start in Spain?

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More people died during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic than during World War I. Learn if Spain was to blame for the Spanish Flu at HowStuffWorks.

Why does tickling the roof of your mouth with your tongue stifle a sneeze?

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Tickling the roof of your mouth with your tongue can stifle a sneeze -- but why? Learn about the roof of your mouth and sneezes at HowStuffWorks.

Squirrels Get Jacked During Hibernation; No Weights Needed!

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Hibernating mammals like ground squirrels can build some muscle mass during their big sleep, with the help of gut bacteria.

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.

How Eye Puzzles Work

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Eye puzzles are optical illusions that, when viewed properly, can reveal hidden images. Learn how eye puzzles work at HowStuffWorks.

How Lust Works

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What is lust? How does it help promote long-term mating? Read about lust at HowStuffWorks.

How Supermoons Work

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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a supermoon! Aside from being bigger and brighter than a regular moon, does a supermoon affect anything on Earth?.

How Carbon Capture Works

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We know that humans are largely responsible for fueling global warming with our carbon emissions. So what if we could seize all that carbon and squirrel it away in a safe place? Well, we can. It's just hard and really expensive.

How did dinosaurs leave tracks in solid stone?

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How did dinosaurs leave tracks in solid stone? They walked in soil that became sedimentary rock. Learn how did dinosaurs leave tracks in solid stone?

The Great Flood: More Than a Myth?

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Many cultures have a flood myth -- an ancient story of a deluge that swallowed the Earth. So could a great flood really have happened, and how would we be able to tell?

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