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Deaf, Blind and Determined: How Helen Keller Learned to Communicate
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HowStuffWorks gets to know Helen Keller, who overcame deafblindness to live a life of service and inspiration.
5 Questions to Ask Before You Refinance Your Mortgage
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Before you refinance ask yourself why you're doing it, whether it makes financial sense and what the APR is, among other questions.
Why Is It So Hard to Make a Universal Flu Vaccine?
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Every year, a version of the flu vaccine must be developed, to compensate for the changes in the flu virus the year before. Will that ever end?
Why Is the U.S. Dollar the World's Currency?
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Around the world, people convert their money into U.S. dollars, making it the de facto global currency. But how did the U.S. dollar become so mighty?
Can You Pass This College Vocabulary Quiz?
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Are you an avid reader? Do you have a dictionary on-hand at all time? Could you go head-to-head with a college grad in Scrabble or Taboo? If you answered yes, you've probably acquired quite an impressive stock of words. Do you think your internal dictionary is at a college level, or has time stolen away some of your memory? Take the quiz to see if your vocabulary truly impresses your friends, or just befuddles them!
How the Catholic Church Decides What's a 'Miracle'
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The process requires a rigorous examination of the life and holiness of a candidate and involves several stages that can last years or even centuries.
Cadmium: The Highly Toxic Metal That Powers the World
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Cadmium is a natural metal and the leading component in rechargeable batteries and solar cells. It is also highly toxic and heavily regulated.
Youth Suicides Rose After FDA Added Antidepressant Warnings
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FDA antidepressant warnings have led to reduced mental health care and increased suicides among youth, so what is going on?
When Abortion Was Illegal, Women Turned to the Jane Collective
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HowStuffWorks looks back at the days when safe abortions were nearly nonexistent and at the collective of women who stepped in to provide them.
Kepler-186f: Earth's Mysterious 'First Cousin'
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Kepler-186f was the first Earth-sized planet found within its star's habitable zone. But there's still a lot we don't know about it.