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If airbags are so safe, why doesn't my car have more?
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Airbag safety has become a real issue for drivers as car accidents increase. Learn more about airbag safety here.
How 9-1-1 Works
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911 gives people a single, easy-to-remember number to call in life-threatening situations. Learn how 911 has adapted to new cell phone and VoIP technology.
How Cable Television Works
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Millions of people receive their television signal through a cable TV connection. Most of them don't actually know what "cable TV" is, what it does or how it got its name. Find out!
The Fertile Crescent Truly Was the Cradle of Civilization
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A roughly crescent-shaped region encompassing modern-day Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, and parts of Turkey and Iran, the Fertile Crescent was home to the world's first settled agricultural communities.
Planet Mercury: Fast, Pockmarked and Shrinking
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Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, and it's the smallest in the solar system. So why does it have longer days than we have on Earth?
How Telephone Country Codes Work
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Telephone country codes make it easy to call another country. Learn more about telephone country codes at HowStuffWorks.
How the U.S. Draft Works
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While the U.S. has no draft currently, it does require military registration via the Selective Service System. What does that mean and what would happen if a draft was reinstated?
11 Basic Math Symbols and How to Use Them
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Math is a language of symbols and equations and knowing the basic signposts is the first step in solving mathematical problems.
Ancient Babylonian Tablet May Show Early Trigonometry, But Some Experts Are Dubious
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A reinterpretation of an ancient Babylonian tablet shows that trigonometry might be 1,000 years older than thought. But there's some disagreement.
Should you take antibiotics and probiotics at the same time?
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Some antibiotics are a little too good at cleansing your system. You might go to the bathroom a lot if you're on an antibiotic. Can probiotics help?