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Why do some antibiotics make your stomach upset?
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Antibiotics can make your stomach upset while they cure an infection. Learn which antibiotics are most likely to upset your stomach at HowStuffWorks.
Do tornadoes really avoid cities?
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Are you safer from tornadoes if you live in a city? Would Dorothy have ended up in Oz if she lived in New York rather than Kansas? Let's separate fact from fiction.
How the Galapagos Islands Work
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The Galapagos Islands are famous for giving Charles Darwin the inspiration for his theory of evolution. Learn about the Galapagos Islands.
Electric vs. Gas Stove: Which Is Really More Efficient?
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When you're whipping up your famous paella, the thought of saving money and energy probably isn't at the front of your mind. Yet you could be saving money every single time you cook --if you have an energy-efficient stove.
Paul Berg
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Berg, Paul (1926-), an American biochemist and molecular biologist, has been at the forefront of genetic engineering, both as an inventor of a pioneering procedure and as an advocate concerned about the risks of genetic research.
Thomas Edison Inventions: What Did He Invent?
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With more than a thousand patents for inventions ranging from light bulbs to cement, Thomas Edison was one of the world's most prolific tinkerers. What did Edison dream up?
How Long Does It Take for Plastic to Decompose?
Wood, grass and food scraps undergo a process known as biodegradation when they're buried. They're transformed by bacteria in the soil into other useful compounds, but those same bacteria typically turn up their noses at plastic. Luckily, that's not the end of the story.
Why do we lie?
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We don't admit to breaking up with someone because of his looks, or that we've read our boss's private e-mails. We answer "fine" when someone asks how we are, even if we're not fine at all. Why is polite society all about the big fib?
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.
Sweet or Salty: What Your Food Preferences Say about You
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Do you prefer sweet or salty? Food preferences can say a lot about you. Learn what sweet or salty foods say about you.