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Can You Answer All of These "Jeopardy" Style Questions?
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Don't worry, we won't tell Alex Trebek that you weren't able to get all of the following "Jeopardy"-style questions right. But give it your best shot ... and you can pretend that you'll go home with piles of fresh game show cash.
Can You Name The Generation 1 Pokemon From a Photo?
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The best part of being a trainer is watching your Pokemon evolve, helping them level up and be ready for battle! Think you know your old-school Pokemon from the classic TV show? Identify the Generation 1 Pokemon pictured in this quiz and claim Pokemon victory!
What Is Saliva and How Does It Change the Taste of Food?
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Saliva is not exactly the most appetizing of subjects, but it plays an important role in everything from how food tastes to how it is digested.
How Living in Total Darkness Sabotages Your Sleep
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Imagine being trapped in a cave or some other place where you were in total darkness. Would you know when to sleep and wake? And how would that throw off your body clock?
Are there really hallucinogenic frogs?
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'Hallucinogenic frogs' excrete a toxic substance that has psychoactive qualities. Learn how hallucinogenic frogs can get you high or possibly kill you.
How Steadicams Work
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Some of the greatest movie scenes of all time were filmed using Steadicams. They allow moviemakers to produce moving, hand-held shots that have no shakes at all. Learn all about this ingenious camera system.
How Organ Transplants Work
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Today, most organ transplants are relatively safe procedures. Learn about living and cadaverous organ donors and how organs are matched to recipients.
How Nanotechnology Works
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Nanotechnology is so new, no one is really sure what will come of it. Even so, predictions range from the ability to reproduce things like diamonds and food to the world being devoured by self-replicating nanorobots.
How Bats Work
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Bats are the only mammals that can fly, and they live much of their lives hanging upside down. Learn about bat wings, bats and echolocation, bat caves and bat myths.
How Amputation Works
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What makes a surgical amputation necessary? This article will answer the questions you may have about how amputation surgery works.