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What's a beer battery?
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A beer battery uses a brewery's waste water to generate electricity. Learn how a beer battery works and about microbial fuel cells.
5 Common Uses of Medical Cannabis
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Find out the five common symptoms that medical cannabis helps to relieve. Learn more about this alternative medicine.
How Many Dimensions Are There?
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A dimension is how we explain the ability to move through space. Are there more to dimensions than just spatial movement? Learn about dimensions.
How to Cleanse Your Face for Cheap
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Knowing how to cleanse your face for cheap could save you lots of money. Learn how to cleanse your face for cheap at HowStuffWorks.
Can you get herpes from water fountains or toilet seats?
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Can you really get herpes from water fountains and toilet seats? Learn about herpes transmission and if you can get herpes from a toilet.
Cryptocurrency Has a Huge Negative Impact on Climate Change
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Critics warn that cryptocurrency networks, whose computers use enormous amounts of electricity to verify transactions, could be a factor in warming the planet. The industry is working to change that.
Fruit Bats Are the Best Pollinators (and Suppliers of Tequila)
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You read that right. Fruit bats are instrumental in pollinating hundreds of plants, including the agave, a key ingredient in tequila.
Sticks, Stones and Knucklebones: The History of Dice
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Whether bone or stone, plastic or fuzz, dice have been rolled by people looking for a little luck in civilizations throughout recorded history.
The Invasive Joro Spider Is Getting Cozy in the U.S.
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Native to East Asia, the Joro spider has adapted to life in the southern U.S. and, as far as we know, is a beneficial addition to the ecosystem.
Why Comedians Name Their Characters and Shows After Themselves
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From Mary Tyler Moore to Jerry Seinfeld, from Tim Allen to Issa Rae, why so much character-actor name overlap in sitcoms? HowStuffWorks investigates.