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How the Coelacanth Works
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When the coelacanth was discovered in 1938, scientist knew they had found something extraordinary. Learn more about the coelacanth at HowStuffWorks.
What Are the World's Smartest Pets and Animals?
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If you think dog and cats are the world's smartest pets, you're right. But there are others too. Which smart animals top the list?
What if people had exoskeletons?
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Exoskeletons normally cover insects, not humans. Learn about the exoskeletons the U.S. military wants to give its soldiers and what these exoskeletons will do.
Some People Are Smoking Scorpions to Get High
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It's strange but true: In parts of the world, some people are choosing to be stung by scorpions in order to get high. Learn more at HowStuffWorks Now.
How Did Snakes Lose Their Legs?
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HowStuffWorks finds out why snakes have no legs and feet.
What's Your Vampire Power?
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Vampires are credited with many supernatural powers. Some of these sound like a blast, but others border on the icky. Which unholy gift would your resurrection give you?
Yowie: Animal Kingdom Resident or Hoax Down Under?
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The Yowie animal is a towering, hairy cryptid, often called Australian Bigfoot, and the debate over its existence has been raging for centuries. Reports of the yowie have sparked everything from Aboriginal legends to alleged sightings across the eastern Australian states.
13 Scariest Monsters From Movies, Mythology, and More
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Some monsters creep slowly. Others smash through walls with a roar. All the entries on this list of the scariest monsters mess with our heads, our guts, and our sense of safety.
10 Weird Birds That Could Pass for Pixar Characters
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The avian world is full of wonder, but some species stand out as truly unusual. From strange seabirds to flightless creatures that look like dinosaurs, these are the weird birds that have us doing double-takes.
The Echidna Is One of the World's Strangest Mammals
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From the four-headed male reproductive organ to hosting the world's largest flea and sporting a body covered in spiny hairs, this cute little creature takes the cake for mammalian weirdness.