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How the Baby Boom Generation Works
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What is unique about the Baby Boom Generation? Read about the Baby Boom Generation at HowStuffWorks.
Understanding Apocrine Sweat Glands
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Apocrine sweat glands are an essential part of our thermoregulation. Visit Discovery Health to learn all about apocrine sweat glands.
How Nuclear Bombs Work
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Nine countries hold the 13,000 nuclear weapons in the global stockpile. That's less than during the Cold War but it doesn't change the fact that these bombs are still a threat to global humanity. So how do they work and are we close to nuclear war?
Should Everyone Be Taking Probiotics?
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Probiotics, also known as functional foods, claim to give digestive health benefits. But do probiotics such as Activia really help the bacteria in your gut?
How did Lake Nyos suddenly kill 1,700 people?
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One evening, people heard their local lake rumbling. A day and a half later, 1,700 people were dead. What happened on that fateful night?
Why Can't We Solve the Amelia Earhart Mystery?
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Why can't we solve the Amelia Earhart mystery? Read about her disappearance and why what happened to Amelia Earhart remains a mystery.
How Animal Imprinting Works
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Animal imprinting concerns how some species of animals learn during a short period immediately after birth. Learn more about animal imprinting.
The Dyatlov Pass Incident: Could an Avalanche Have Killed the Hikers?
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What happened to the nine dead hikers at Dyatlov Pass in Russia? HowStuffWorks takes the mystery apart and examines it.
How Venus Flytraps Work
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Plants that eat other creatures? It sounds like a genetic experiment gone awry. But there's actually nothing unnatural about it; carnivorous plants have been around for millions of years.
How can some of the world's oldest people also lead unhealthy lives?
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Some of the oldest people have oddly lead unhealthy lives. Learn why some people can smoke until they are 100 and how the oldest people get so old.