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How did a meteor make hundreds of people sick?
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A meteor strike in Peru may have made up to 600 people sick, according to recent reports. Find out if the meteor strike in Peru is what made people sick.
10 Really Smart People Who Did Really Dumb Things
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Having a Ph.D., four stars on your general's uniform or a seat in the Oval Office won't necessarily stop you from doing things that make others want to whack you on the head with a "how could you?" Here are 10 who should've thought twice.
How did swine flu get its name?
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Do you know how swine flu got that name? The virus doesn't even come from pigs, so why call it swine? Learn about the swine flu name.
Quiz: How Did States Get Their Names?
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What does 'Massachusetts' really mean? Find out what you really know about the names of America's states with our HowStuffWorks quiz.
Did William Tell really shoot an apple off his son's head?
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Is the myth about William Tell shooting an apple of his son's head true? Learn about William Tell and if he shot an apple of his son's head.
When did circuses start using freak shows?
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For generations, freak shows were one of the circus' main draws. Find out when circuses started using freak shows at HowStuffWorks.
Did the ancient Greeks get their ideas from the Africans?
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The ancient Greeks could have gotten all of their revolutionary ideas from civilizations in Africa. Learn about the ancient Greeks and ancient Greek ideas.
When did we begin genetically engineering food?
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The practice of genetically engineering food started taking off after some key discoveries about DNA. Learn when we began genetically engineering food.
How Pangaea Became 7 Separate Continents
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The idea of Pangaea comes from Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the seven continents were once joined as a supercontinent. Learn more about Pangaea.
How did the East India Company change the world?
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The British East India Company established major precedents for corporations. Read about Queen Elizabeth's East India Company's ruthless quest for profit.