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Goodbye Beard, Hello Beardstache: Who Spots the End of Trends?
Trends have dominated modern life - setting them, spotting them, tracking them, analyzing them. Learn who declares them dead at HowStuffWorks Now.
Groom of the Stool: A Crappy Job With Royal Benefits
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It may sound degrading to modern ears, but the groom of the stool, the person who helped the British king with his toilet duties, held an extremely prestigious position and was a close confidant of the monarch.
What Does It Mean When Someone Says 'That's Just Semantics'?
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In our modern vernacular, the phrase "that's just semantics" has somehow become shorthand to insinuate the speaker has argued something trivial or unimportant. But what does it really mean?
5 Games You Can Play With Only Pen and Paper
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Games that you play with only pen and paper can be just as fun as modern, high-tech games. Learn about five fun games you play with pen and paper.
Describe Your Dream Guy and We'll Give You a Celebrity Boyfriend
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If you could be with your perfect man, which of these modern day celebrities would he be like? Put a list of traits together and we will tell you who he is!
She's the Most Famous Paleobiologist You May Not Know
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The late Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska was the first woman to lead a dinosaur excavation expedition. And her volumes of research provide most of what we know today about the evolution of modern mammals.
How Woolly Mammoths Worked
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Hop in your time machine, set the clock back a few thousand years and meet some woolly wonders. They even have a few things to teach us about the fate of modern elephants.
In Which Century Do You Belong?
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The modern era has plenty of advantages, but it's not for everyone. Some of us belong in the past - but when, exactly? Take this quiz to find out just what century would suit you best!
How are steel studs changing the way we decorate?
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As steel framing becomes more common in modern homes, DIY homeowners are facing new decorating challenges. We'll dish on everything from drilling through metal to drywall anchors in this article.
The Fertile Crescent Truly Was the Cradle of Civilization
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A roughly crescent-shaped region encompassing modern-day Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, and parts of Turkey and Iran, the Fertile Crescent was home to the world's first settled agricultural communities.