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How Shutter Speed Works

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Shutter speed is a photography term that refers to exposure time. Visit HowStuffWorks to learn all about shutter speed.

The 8 Most Dangerous Animals To Keep As Pets

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When man feels the call of the wild he can do some pretty mind-blowing things-climbing mountains, catching massive waves off the Great Barrier Reef, and living off the land. However, there's a difference between embracing nature and taking wild animals on as domestic pets. Since the early 1970s, the U.S. has restricted the commercial importing [...] The post The 8 Most Dangerous Animals To Keep As Pets appeared first on Goliath.

Humpback Whales Have Made an Amazing Comeback From Extinction

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Humpback whales can be as long as a city bus and weigh as much as two. They love to breach and water slap with their fins and tails, making them a perennial favorite for whale watchers.

How Israel's Iron Dome Defense System Works

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Israel's Iron Dome defense system is capable of intercepting - and destroying - thousands of incoming rockets targeting civilian areas. Here's how the sophisticated system works.

Does Your Fridge Water Taste Bad? Here's How to Fix It

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That fridge dispenser is supposed to make it easy to get a pure delicious-tasting glass of water. But often you taste something stale, metallic or foul. Why is that and how do you fix it?

Why You Should Love the Much-maligned Magpie

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Magpies are much-maligned as harbingers of doom, thieves of shiny objects and songbird eggs, but they're smart, monogamous for life and actually hold funerals for one another.

Why Did Cars Have 'Suicide Doors' and Do They Still Exist?

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The popular name for car doors that opened from the rear rather than the front is "suicide doors". Why are they called that, and do any cars have this feature?

Why You Want Your Kid's School Bus to Be Electric

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Electric school buses are a very, very good idea. They cut greenhouse emissions, for one, but there are several more reasons the U.S. should transition its massive diesel-fueled school bus fleet to electric.

Why Are Popular TV Shows Splitting Seasons?

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Popular TV shows are splitting seasons into two short segments. HowStuffWorks looks at the phenomenon and why it's a growing trend.

Mystery Solved? DNA Tentatively Identifies Somerton Man

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The Somerton Beach man mystery has baffled authorities and mystery buffs for decades, but DNA researchers have finally put a tentative name to the man found dead on Somerton Beach in 1948.

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