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Why is there an underground city beneath Beijing?
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The Beijing underground city may sound like the stuff of legends, but it's a real place built to escape Soviets. Read about the Beijing underground city.
How Death by Cubicle Works
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Death by cubicle may sound extreme, but your environmental comfort greatly affects your health. Learn how to avoid death by cubicle and work stress.
How can I tell if the light in my refrigerator goes off or not when I close the door?
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This will sound like a joke, but it's not: How can I tell for sure if the light in my refrigerator goes off or not when I close the door?
Is a Karat the Same as a Carat?
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How does 24-karat gold relate to a 1-carat diamond in an engagement ring? It turns out there's a difference between these identically sounding measurements.
5 Profound Insights From Lao-tzu, Founder of Taoism
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Lao-tzu was the legendary Taoist philosopher whose words sound profoundly modern. They help us maintain a sense of harmony and balance in an often-chaotic world.
What If You Drink Bleach?
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A small amount of household bleach, while it sounds gross, probably won't harm you. But what happens if you drink more than that?
Physicists Make a Splash With a Urinal That Doesn't
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Splish-splash is not the sound you want to hear when you're standing in front of a urinal. A new design is being touted as the answer to the splashless pee.
How Ultrasound Works
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Ultrasound lets us peek into the human body to see everything from heart valves to a moving baby. But how do sound waves give us a picture?
Is the Bloop Real? Well, Yes and No
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Is the Bloop real? This mysterious underwater sound recorded in the Pacific Ocean in 1997 was so loud that underwater microphones detected it from over 3,000 miles away.
How Punk Works
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HowStuffWorks explores the story behind how punk music and cultural movement spanned the globe, becoming way more than just sound and a mohawk.