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The Most Dangerous Wasp and 9 Other Stingers to Avoid

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When it comes to stinging insects, wasps are some of the most feared creatures out there. Unlike honeybees, which can only sting once, most wasps can sting multiple times, injecting painful venom with each strike.

What Is a Salvage Title?

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What is a salvage title? Read about salvage titles and whether you can really get that seemingly-perfect deal on a car.

5 Fun Wine Event Ideas

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These fun wine event ideas are great for a party or a casual gathering with friends. See five fun wine event ideas to get started.

5 Things You Didn't Know About Being a Nurse

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Being a nurse involves much more than the TV stereotypes. Learn five things you didn't know about being a nurse to learn more.

Can Genealogy Sites Use Your DNA However They Want?

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Critics worry that when you send your DNA to Ancestry.com for personal analysis it can be used for other purposes. HowStuffWorks checks out whether these fears are warranted.

How Deep Are the Great Lakes? And Why Are They Great?

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The Great Lakes are named so for several reasons. HowStuffWorks looks at why the Great Lakes are so great, including their impressive depths.

There's a Healthier Way to Consume Your Media

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A savvy communications strategist created a media pyramid focusing on how people should consume their media. HowStuffWorks talked to him about it.

Once Thought Extinct, the Tasmanian Tiger May Still Be Prowling the Planet

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On Sept. 7, 1936, the last known Tasmanian tiger died in captivity in Tasmania, Australia. But there are those who believe these animals still live.

London Bridge Has Never Fallen Down, But It Keeps Getting Rebuilt

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Despite what the nursery rhyme says, London Bridge is not falling down - and never really has. But the bridge that spans the Thames has been rebuilt again and again for two millennia.

Did Nikita Khrushchev Really Bang His Shoe in Defiance at the U.N.?

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Ask many what they know about the man who succeeded Stalin and ruled the Soviet Union for a decade, and they'll tell you it's the shoe.

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