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How an Engine Lubrication System Works
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Keep your car's engine lubricated is key to maintaining performance over the long run. Read more about engine lubrication systems at HowStuffWorks.
How to Lease a Car
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Leasing a car isn't for everyone. Learn the pros and cons of leasing a car to find out if it's the right choice for you.
How to Tint Your Home's Windows
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To tint home windows leads to many benefits, including saving on heat bills and protecting furniture. Learn why you should tint home windows.
How Sabermetrics Works
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Sabermetrics uses statistical analysis to analyze baseball records and player performance. Learn more about sabermetrics at HowStuffWorks.
10 Scientific Words You're Probably Using Wrong
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If you have a theory that potato chips are making you fat (with the proof being your expanding waistline), you've just used two scientific terms in a very unscientific way.
10 Eponymous Discoveries (and the People Who Made Them)
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Ah, the pride of leaving your name on a discovery as a lasting legacy of your time here on Earth. As the 10 discoveries on this list demonstrate, you probably won't get to revel in that pride while you're still alive.
How Trusts Work
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You don't need to be a teenage millionaire to have a trust fund. Learn more about trusts and how to use them at HowStuffWorks.
How Fire Tornadoes Work
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Inject heat, ash and fire into a spinning mass of air. Watch as a funnel of flames leaps from the ground, reaches for the heavens and then races forward to consume everything in its path. Is such a phenomenon possible?
How Revolvers Work
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The revolver turned shooting a round into a one-step process, forever changing the face of crime, law enforcement and self-defense. Find out what goes on inside a revolver.
How Skylights Work
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Skylights make a big difference in the amount of light that enters a room and can add warmth in winter. Learn more about the advantages of skylights.