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Why André the Giant Was Larger Than Life

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André the Giant made his wrestling debut at New York City's Madison Square Garden. HowStuffWorks looks at what made him larger than life.

Why Do People Keep Flaking Out?

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It's not just your imagination - people feel freer to bail out on others at the last minute than they used to. But why?

Why Mockingbirds Mock

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What benefit does one bird get from copying another bird's calls?

Why Is a Rabbit's Foot Considered Lucky?

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Carrying around an animal's body part is pretty creepy. But many people don't bat an eyelash at the idea that a rabbit's foot brings good fortune - for humans, anyway.

What was the impact of the Age of Enlightenment?

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What was the impact of the Age of Enlightenment? Read about the impact and after-effects of the Enlightenment Age.

Why Do Dogs Howl?

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Wolves do it. So is howling just an inherited trait dogs have kept through the eons, or is there more to why our furry friends still vocalize in this manner?

New Oxford Dictionary Will Document African American English Lexicon

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Henry Louis Gates Jr. will serve as editor-in-chief of the new Oxford Dictionary of African American English, which is slated to be published in spring 2025.

How Body Farms Work

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Imagine walking through a field and stumbling upon scads of corpses, all in various states of decomposition. It's not the setting for your next nightmare, but rather a very real discipline of forensic anthropology.

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