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Hypergamy: The History and Evolution of 'Marrying Up'
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Explore hypergamy, the practice of marrying someone of higher social status, its historical roots, and how modern shifts in education and gender roles have transformed this tradition.
In Which Time Period Do You Belong?
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Do you dream of technology or of riding around in the Wild West? Are you a person made for this modern world or some world of the distant past? Take this quiz and find out!
Color Wheel Theory: How to Talk About Color
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Modern color theory got its start with, believe it or not, Sir Isaac Newton, who also discovered a little thing called gravity and invented calculus.
What the Stuff?!: 4 Mysterious New World Monuments
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For modern archaeologists, the ancient world continues to hold many secrets. The following is a list of four awe-inspiring sights whose codes haven't been cracked yet.
Top 10 Ancient Chinese Inventions
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The ancient Chinese brought us many great innovations, including some that we take for granted in the modern world. Let's examine 10 of ancient China's greatest inventions.
Menstrual Leave: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
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More 3.5 billion women menstruate every month worldwide. Menstrual leave policies could help modernize our collective response to a natural biological occurrence.
1972 Ford Carousel Minivan Concept Car
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The 1972 Ford Carousel minivan concept car could have been the first modern minivan. Check out this 1972 Ford Carousel minivan concept car profile.
How Famine Works
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Famine might bring to mind historical tragedies or modern media coverage of tiny children with swollen bellies. But how does the unimaginable -- a widespread loss of food -- actually happen?
10 Ways Watches Have Evolved
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Portable timepieces have existed since the mid-1500s, but modern wristwatches are about 100 years old. Learn about watch evolution at HowStuffWorks.
The Power of Police, Protesters and Cell Phone Video
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Video exposes injustices in a way that words can't. HowStuffWorks Now looks at how cell phone video and police brutality intersect in modern America.