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Can You Guess the Meanings of These American Slang Words?

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American English is as inscrutable as it is alien, and American slang is no different in this regard. Slang is hard enough to decode as it is, without the transatlantic leap! Can you guess what this American slang means?

5 Halloween Myths That Will Not Die

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Checking your kids' candy for poison? Locking up your black cat so it doesn't get snagged by a Satanist? You can relax after finding out the real stories behind these urban legends.

How Stock Market Trends Work

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Stock Market Trends help investors identify what stocks to buy and when. Learn about stock market trends and investing at HowStuffWorks.

Are gift cards ultimately a waste of money?

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The gift card can simplify life for busy (and budgeting) holiday shoppers. But hidden gift card fees and policies make this a gift with strings attached.

Test Your Knowledge of the Industrial Revolution

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Test your knowledge of what went down during the age of expanding landscapes, incredible innovation and the ultimate shift in life as people knew it.

What are locovores?

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Locavores limit their food supply to what is grown and produced in a restricted radius. Learn about locavores and the locavore lifestyle.

How Supervolcanoes Work

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Only a few natural events pack the power to knock global civilization on its heels. One is a planet-killing meteor. Care to guess the other?

10 Unusual Investments

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Unusual investments can often net a financial windfall. Read our list of the top 10 unusual investments that are popular today at HowStuffWorks.

10 Most Common Questions About Taxes

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As you get ready for the fun task of paying your taxes, questions might start to surface. HowStuffWorks answers your 10 most common tax questions.

Why Data Encryption Remains a Really Complex Issue

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Is there a way to have encrypted devices and grant law enforcement access? HowStuffWorks explores the complicated issue.

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