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Foxglove Flower: The Beautiful Bloom That's Good (and Bad) for Your Heart
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This pretty flower has been known for centuries to have chemicals that can regulate your heartbeat but also poison you.
4 Really, Really Unfortunate Facts About Lemony Snicket
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In 'A Series of Unfortunate Events,' narrator Lemony Snicket recounts the calamitous lives of the Baudelaire children, orphaned after a mysterious house fire.
Tungsten's Boiling Point Is 10,030 F and Other Crazy Facts
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Tungsten's hardness and heat resistance make it a must for products like rocket engine nozzles, armor-piercing bullets and even the humble light bulb filament. In fact, pure tungsten boils at 10,030 F, the same as the photosphere of the sun.
Scary Prehistoric 'Hell Pigs' Once Roamed the Earth
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These super-frightening entelodonts (aka hell pigs) once patrolled throughout Eurasia, North America and Africa.
How Do We Find Things in the Blackness of Space?
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How are the exact positions of objects in space tracked? HowStuffWorks checks out the science of mapping in space.
It's International Women's Day and Time to 'Embrace Equity'
March 8, International Women's Day, has been celebrated around the world for more than a century. This year's theme is "Embrace Equity."
Hummingbirds: What to Feed Them and a Springtime Q&A
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Hummingbirds are one of nature's marvels. HowStuffWorks takes a look at these amazing birds.
Are There Medical Reasons to Get a Tattoo?
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Tattoos used to be taboo. But today nearly one in three people has one. And some people are getting them for reasons other than to decorate their bodies.
Do We Actually Swallow Spiders in Our Sleep?
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Worried about creepy-crawlies entering your mouth while you sleep? Relax, spiders have no interest in being eaten. In fact, there's no record of anyone swallowing a spider while sleeping.
Can a sound wave kill you?
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A sound wave alone probably won't kill you. Crank the volume on a terrible song, though, and you just might annoy everyone to death.