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Can You Identify These Barbie Careers From the Past Four Decades?
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Who you callin' a dumb blonde? Far from being just a pretty face, Barbie is a career girl at heart. Sure, she got her start as a model, but Barbie went on to find professional success in medicine, business, professional sports and STEM, not to mention several stints as an astronaut!
How do they figure out the number of calories in a recipe?
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Is determining it as simple as adding up the calories in the ingredients and dividing them by the number of servings? Or does the cooking (or even the digestive process) change the final calorie count?
How Math Works
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A world without math is unimaginable. It's a part of who we are. It's the analytical juice of our left brain. In the words of physicist Richard Feynman, even a fool can use it. So why do so many of us turn our backs on numbers?
How Hillary Clinton Works
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Hillary Clinton is in the running to become the first female U.S. President. Read about Hillary Clinton and her agenda, voting record and career.
What Is a PC?
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PCs are now used by almost everyone in some aspect of daily life. So what's going on inside that PC tower or laptop case? We'll explain the components.
How Day Trading Works
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Day trading is buying and selling securities in the same day. Day traders take advantage of small price shifts. Learn about day trading.
How Dogs Work
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Dogs are actually all one species despite the wide variety of shapes and sizes that make up the family canidae. Learn how dogs evolved from wolves.
Top 10 Biggest Bodybuilders
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Do you know who the biggest bodybuilders are? Take a look at our top 10 list of biggest bodybuilders to learn about the Hulk and other famous strong people.
How Rehab Works
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Rehab is a center or program where a person can get treatment for an addiction. Learn about rehab and the types of treatment available in rehab.
10 Things That Went Missing Without a Trace
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What do George Washington's false teeth, a 42-ton steel sculpture and the crew of Flight 19 have in common? They all mysteriously vanished.