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How to Neutralize Asparagus Pee
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Is it better to be grossed out by the smell of your asparagus pee, or not to be able to smell it all? A new study explains why some of us can detect this unique odor.
Big Families vs. Small Families: A Matter of Quantity vs. Quality?
A new study finds that kids in larger families may have more to worry about than simply dealing with hand-me-downs. Learn more at HowStuffWorks Now.
Don't Toss Those Cheese Rinds! 4 Ways You Can Totally Use Them
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Those leftover cheese rinds can be valuable ingredients that you can harness into new recipes. We'll show you ways to use them as flavor enhancers.
The Gullah Geechee Tradition of 'Haint Blue' Paint Keeps the Spirits Away
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The Gullah Geechee people painted porch ceilings blue to trick haints into thinking their houses were surrounded by water, which a haint can't cross.
How the Cowboy Saddled Up and Rode Into American History
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Many think of cowboys as part of the American fabric. And they are. But cowboys aren't an American phenomenon and they certainly didn't get their start in the U.S.
Göbekli Tepe: The Temple That Hints at What Humans Were Up to 11,000 Years Ago
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Göbekli Tepe is thought to be a possible archaeological bridge between nomadic hunter-gatherer societies and stable, settled agricultural communities that built temples and produced art.
Free Land: How the Homestead Act Helped America Expand Westward
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President Abraham Lincoln signed into law that any person in the U.S. could have free land - 160 acres in fact. But there was a catch.
The Secret South Carolina 'Monkey Farm' That Helped Develop the Polio Vaccine
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A little-known research facility in South Carolina housed thousands of monkeys and was key to developing the polio vaccine.
Could We Build Our Own Gundams?
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Well, heck yeah, we can, and we have. Let's take a look.
Frederick Douglass' North Star Newspaper Relaunched
HowStuffWorks goes inside the relaunch of Frederick Douglass' 19th century abolitionist newspaper, The North Star.