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Do anti-aging creams work?
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Is anti-aging cream worth the money, or is it an empty promise in fancy packaging? Learn about anti-aging cream at HowStuffWorks.
How Kleptomania Works
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Kleptomania is an addiction to stealing items that is not related to personal use or a monetary gain. Learn about kleptomania and kleptomania defenses.
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?
How Maggot Therapy Works
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Maggot therapy can help clean wounds faster and promote faster healing. See why these creepy crawlies are used on skin in maggot therapy.
Does male circumcision up the risk of male-to-female HIV transmission?
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The giddiness over studies showing that circumcision reduces a man's risk of contracting AIDS from an infected woman has died down a bit in the wake of subsequent research. It appears that a woman's risk of contracting AIDS from an infected man may be greater if he's circumcised.
Quick Tips: Do skin-firming lotions really work?
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Anti-aging creams line pharmacy shelves, but can these skin-firming lotions get rid of wrinkles and cellulite? We put skin-firming lotions to the test
What If Earth's Magnetic Field Flipped?
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Earth's magnetic field has flipped many times before, and scientists say it will flip again (though probably not in our lifetime). While it might not be catastrophic, a major change in the magnetic field would present a special set of problems.
Differences Between Rational and Irrational Numbers
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Rational numbers can be expressed as the ratio of two integers, while irrational numbers, such as square roots of non-square numbers, cannot.
Do food manufacturers manipulate taste?
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Flavorists are scientists that use chemistry in order to produce different tastes. Find out what flavorists do and how flavorists create different tastes.
Does what you smell determine what you buy?
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Scent marketing is how businesses use different smells in an attempt to influence what you buy. Learn more about the technique of scent marketing.