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How Paper Shredders Work
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Despite a ho-hum name, paper shredders have an extraordinary (and juicy) history featuring the likes of Oliver North, Enron and all sorts of spies. What story will thrust this commonplace technology back in the limelight next?
How the Bulova Precisionist Works
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Do you know how the Bulova Precisionist watch works? Find out how precise the Precisionist really is.
10 Cool Tools
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Unlike the hammers and chisels collecting cobwebs in garages everywhere, these high-tech tools have worked on everything from revolving water slides to boxing robots.
12 New Technologies in the 1980s
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If you lived through the 1980s, then you know it was an amazing time for technology. Learn about '80s technology and popular consumer products of the day.
Top 10 Retail Markups
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Retail markups can be quite large, and consumers will often pay hundreds of times the original cost of an item. Read about our top 10 retail markups.
How Improv Everywhere Works
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Improv Everywhere is many things: A stage for the stageless; a script for struggling actors; an attempt to get New Yorkers to remove their earbuds -- which is not as easy as it might seem.
10 Budget Busters on Everyday Restaurant Menus
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Are you looking for some budget-busters on every restaurant menu? Then check out these 10 budget-busters on every restaurant menu.
How Steampunk Works
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Steampunk refers to an art form that adds an antiquated Victorian aesthetic to modern technology. Learn about steampunk and steampunk technology.
How Ad Slogans Work
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Ad slogans are techniques companies use to make their products and services memorable to you. Read about ad slogans here!
Does breast-feeding make better babies?
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Is breast-feeding better? Take a look at research and see if science has put an end to the debate on if breast-feeding is better than the bottle.