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What is the world's fastest supercomputer used for?

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Do you know what the world's fastest supercomputer is used for? Read on and learn about Sequoia, the world's fastest supercomputer.

How Does a Thermocouple Work?

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If your gas water heater keeps going out, or your gas oven won't heat, you may want to learn how to test the thermocouple on the gas valve. But how does a thermocouple work? Read this article to find out!

10 Most Common Letters in English That Every Wordle Player Should Know

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Ever wondered why certain letters in the English language seem to pop up everywhere? Why your word game strategy revolves around the mighty letter E — or why some letters, like Z, feel like they belong in a letter witness protection program?

Interstellar Asteroid 'Oumuamua Has Loads More to Tell Us

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Astronomers have determined that 'Oumuamua was probably kicked out of its own star system by an overbearing gas giant. Learn more at HowStuffWorks.

Corporal Punishment Continues in U.S. Schools, Despite Its Ineffectiveness

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In the 2013-14 school year, 109,000 students faced corporal punishment. Learn about the use of spankings as discipline in school at HowStuffWorks Now.

What 'An Inconvenient Truth' Got Right (And Wrong) About Climate Change

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Now that its sequel is out, where did Al Gore's landmark environmental documentary hit the mark? What did it get wrong?

How 17 Equals 49.6: The Amazing Multiplying Women

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People consistently overestimate the female presence - in film, in the workplace, even on HowStuffWorks podcasts. Learn more at HowStuffWorks Now.

Call the Coconut Crab a Crustacean on Steroids

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Coconut crabs are the world's largest land-dwelling arthropods. HowStuffWorks looks at these monstrous crustaceans that dwarf many other crabs and are native to the islands in the Pacific and Indian oceans.

6 Common Hallucinations and What They Tell Us

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People who hallucinate typically see, hear, feel, smell or otherwise experience things that simply aren't real. Often, these sensory fake-outs indicate a serious medical condition.

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