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How Chess Works
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Chess is considered to be the greatest strategy game of all time. Visit HowStuffWorks to learn all about chess.
Top 10 Doomsday Prophecies
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It seems like every few years someone comes out with a new doomsday prophecy. From aliens and asteroids to floods and earthquakes, how do people think the world will end?
Top 5 Ancient Incan Inventions
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The Incan empire had a highly developed organizational system and a near limitless workforce that helped create a culture of wonders. So what are some of their inventions that we know about today?
How Battleship Works
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How did marketing turn Battleship -- a WWI pen-and-paper pastime -- into the lucrative empire that it is today? Read more about Battleship at HowStuffWorks.
What's Mutual Assured Destruction?
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Mutual assured destruction was the principle behind Cold War military strategy. Learn about mutual assured destruction and its violent implications.
What Countries Use the Imperial System?
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Most of the world uses the metric system for everyday measurements, but only three countries in the world use the imperial system as their official system of measurement.
How LARP Works
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If you've ever come across costumed people with mock weapons covered in duct tape, then you've probably seen some LARPers. Learn what they were doing.
What is cyberchondria?
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Cyberchondria is a plague of the Internet age. But is cyberchondria just the online version of hypochondria or something more? Take a look at cyberchondria.
Understanding Bingo Basics
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Bingo, in some form, has been around almost 500 years. Find out how it got its start and how it's grown in recent years.
Second to None: Here's the Buzz on Buzz Aldrin
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Buzz Aldrin was the second man on the moon, as well as a math whiz, scuba enthusiast and inspiration for Buzz Lightyear. How cool is all that?