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How Chaos Theory Works
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Has this ever happened to you? The meteorologist calls for a massive snowstorm, but the flakes fail to arrive. Chaos theory can shed light on why forecasts fail (and why our orderly world may not be so orderly after all).
How the Census Works
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The U.S. census is a huge project bent on counting every U.S. resident. Find out about the changes for the 2020 census with HowStuffWorks.
10 Fairy Tales That Are Way Darker Than You Realized as a Kid
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In the original "Cinderella," her two stepsisters cut off parts of their feet to try to fit into the glass slipper. That's just one gory detail Disney left out.
How Robotic Surgery Will Work
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Robotic surgery, once the stuff of fiction, is now a reality. Robots are already helping people operate. Learn more about robotic surgery.
10 Fantastic Fads of the 1990s
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We like defining decades by their trends, fads and fashion. The '90s are a little hard to define, because the '80s were so easy to describe, but here are a few fantastic fads that are all '90s, all the way.
How Crop Circles Work
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Are crop circles the work of alien visitors? Are they a natural phenomenon? Are they elaborate hoaxes perpetrated by some very dedicated humans? Learn how researchers try to separate the supernatural from the scientific.
10 Classic Swimming Pool Games
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Remember how much fun you had as a kid swimming in the pool with your friends and playing Marco Polo or sharks and minnows? What are some other classic pool games out there?
How Faith Healing Works
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Some turn to faith healing as a last resort when ill, and others rely on it solely to provide a miracle cure. Find out whether faith healing can truly treat the sick at HowStuffWorks.
10 Ways That Doctors Treated Infections Before Antibiotics
Scientists are now taking a second look at treatments that were popular before the discovery of antibiotics. Learn all about them at HowStuffWorks.
How Cinnamon Works
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Are you wondering about cinnamon, the history of cinnamon, benefits of cinnamon and more? Check out this article and learn all about cinnamon.