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The Worst Bottled Water Brands Are Basically Filtered Tap Water
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Bottled water drinkers often assume a bottle automatically means better than tap water.
How to Conserve Energy at Home
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What is "energy"? Where does it come from? How do we pay for it? Learn the answers to these questions, and find out how to live more efficiently in your home.
How Paper Shredders Work
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Despite a ho-hum name, paper shredders have an extraordinary (and juicy) history featuring the likes of Oliver North, Enron and all sorts of spies. What story will thrust this commonplace technology back in the limelight next?
Can you recycle your old lamps?
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A bulky old lamp takes up a lot of space in a landfill. But if it doesn't fit your décor, you've got to do something with it. Is recycling an option? There are a few things to consider.
What can you do with leftover cooked vegetables?
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What can you do with leftover cooked vegetables? Check out this article and learn what you can do with leftover cooked vegetables.
Is Your Ideal Guy a Blond, Brunette, or Redhead?
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Do blond guys really have more fun in relationships? Or, is that something that a bookworm brunette said? Either way, this romantic ombre quiz will determine what type of guy will match your high dating standards!
The Sea Cucumber Eats, Poops and Breathes Through a Cloaca
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The soft, cylindrical sea cucumber looks like a vegetable — and in some countries, it's a delicacy because of its nutritional value and health benefits. But it actually belongs to the phylum of echinoderms, closely related to starfish (aka sea stars), sand dollars, sea urchins and sea lilies.
How Reverse Osmosis Works
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How does reverse osmosis work? Find out how a semipermeable membrane can act as a filter for some particles while letting others pass through.
What is corn plastic?
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Corn plastic is made from polylactic acid plastic and looks like normal oil-based plastic. But can corn plastic reduce our dependence on foreign oil?
10 Earth Day Activities to Celebrate Our Planet
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Earth Day is the ideal time of the year to form new eco-oriented habits. Here are 10 things you can do to celebrate our planet all year long.