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How Gamification Works

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Gamification is rapidly changing the way we interact with our world. Find out what gamification is and find out if you are already participating in it.

How Kaleidoscopes Work

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Kaleidoscopes have been fascinating people since the early 19th century. Whether you think of kaleidoscopes as toys or as works of art, no matter how often you look inside, you'll never see the same thing twice.

10 Groundbreaking Broadway Musicals

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HowStuffWorks looks at 10 groundbreaking Broadway musicals, like 'Cats,' 'Hamilton' and 'Mamma Mia.'

10 Antique Toys That Still Look Like Fun

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Call them outdated or laud them for being 'vintage' but some toys just never go out of style. Learn about some fierce antique toys at HowStuffWorks.

10 Famous Paranormal Hoaxes

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Crop circles. Alien autopsies. Time travelers. These are just some of the paranormal phenomena that people have believed in but were later found to be hoaxes. Often, even when someone admitted to making it up, that didn't stop the true believers.

10 Ways Animals Supposedly Predict the Weather

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Next time the cat starts sneezing, should you look for your umbrella or check her out for allergies? There are many superstitions out there about animals and weather prediction. Which ones hold water, and which ones are for the birds?

10 Horror Films That Changed the Genre

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These horror films didn't just change behavior; they revamped the genre. See the list of 10 horror movies that changed the industry.

10 Strange Structural Engineering Marvels

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Some architects and engineers go big. Others get fancy. And yet others aim squarely for the completely bizarre. These imagination-bending, gravity-defying products may induce more than a few OMGs.

10 False History 'Facts' Everyone Knows

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Lots of great stories from history we learned in school are just plain wrong. Here are 10 false history facts from HowStuffWorks.

How Robots Work

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Robots are becoming increasingly sophisticated and lifelike. Learn about robots, the latest robot technology and how close we are to artificial intelligence.

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