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How Tessellations Work
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Mathematics achieves the sublime. Sometimes, as with tessellations, it rises to art. In their simplest form, tessellations consist of a single shape that repeats over a two-dimensional plane without any gaps. Why was M.C. Escher so fixated on them?
How Nurse Sharks Work
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Nurse sharks are mellow, sluggish sharks that hover above the ocean floor. See why nurse sharks don't have that much in common with great whites.
How Brazilian Traditions Work
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Many Brazilian traditions first began hundreds of years ago. Read about Brazilian traditions at HowStuffWorks.
Can You Name Which Literary Classic These Characters Are From?
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Bookworms, this one's for you! With so many great works of literature, we're sure you can name many memorable characters that came out of these masterpieces. Can you easily identify these fictional characters? Answer our questions to see!
How Sea Monsters Work
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Whether we live in fear of a kraken or the Leviathan, humans all around the globe have made sea monsters a part of their cultures. Is there a drop of truth to any of these widespread tall tales?
Ultimate Guide to SpongeBob SquarePants
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"SpongeBob SquarePants" is simply the most popular animated serial on television today. Read more about the SpongeBob phenomenon.
Casket vs. Coffin: Comparing the Burial Containers
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Made of plain pine or shaped like a shoe, mourners may inter them, suspend them or set them ablaze. How much do caskets and coffins differ?
10 Things Lefties Do Better
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Although left-handed people were thought to be "sinister" or "unnatural" in previous eras, we now know that left-handedness is natural for 10 percent of the population. And it can have some advantages over right-handedness too.
Did the Mayan civilization end because of climate change?
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Over the years, many theories have been advanced about why the once-mighty Mayan civilization fell. But a newer one is getting attention: Was it because of climate change?
10 Historical Robots
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We think of robots as modern inventions, or maybe even retro creations meant to realize futuristic visions. But automata go back - way back - into history.