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Top 10 Celebrity Chefs
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Celebrity chefs are known for more than just their work in the kitchen. Find out who the top 5 celebrity chefs are and what made them famous.
10 Strange American Traditions
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Americans celebrate many traditions without even considering how strange the rest of world might consider them. What do you think are some of the weirdest?
10 Food-based Traditions from the American South
Food and the American south go hand-in-hand. Check out 10 food-based traditions from the American south at HowStuffWorks.
10 Inventions by Thomas Edison (That You've Never Heard Of)
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It's common knowledge that Thomas Edison invented the incandescent light bulb and the phonograph, but did you know he also developed concrete furniture and a phone to communicate with the dead?
How Nikola Tesla Worked
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Although many still remember Nikola Tesla, his name doesn't carry the weight it once did during his famous battles with Thomas Edison. What was this eccentric genius like?
How Colonialism Works
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Before World War II, a third of the world's population lived a territory controlled by a colonial power. HowStuffWorks examines colonialism.
Typhoid Mary Was the Original Super Spreader
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Mary Mallon was an Irish immigrant working as a cook in New York. She was a carrier of typhoid fever, but was she really a ruthless murderer?
How M.C. Escher Worked
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M.C. Escher was an incredibly talented artist. Visit HowStuffWorks to learn all about M.C. Escher.
Meet the Woman Who Made Van Gogh Famous
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How did Vincent van Gogh escape mainstream attention during his lifetime and what changed after his death? Meet the intrepid woman who made van Gogh a household name.
5 Things We've Always Wondered About Andy Gibb
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With his good looks and appealing voice, this youngest member of the Gibb brothers seemed destined for a long music career. But it was not to be. What went wrong for Andy Gibb?