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Benefits of Lycopene
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Lycopene is commonly found in red fruits and vegetables. Learn about the many health benefits of lycopene.
Does gender-targeted advertising work?
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When advertisers work to earn our hearts and our money, how does gender play into it? Do the ones emphasizing stereotypical male and female traits do a number on our brains (and wallets)? Or is it something else that makes us want to buy, buy, buy?
10 Child Prodigies
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Some kids have a lot of talent in music, art or math. Then there are those who are gifted beyond belief.
How Mardi Gras Works
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HowStuffWorks takes a fun-filled trip to New Orleans to learn all about the roots, traditions and current practices of Mardi Gras.
10 TV Medical Conditions That Are Rare in Real Life
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Medical conditions that are rare in real life sometimes end up on TV shows. See our list of 10 TV medical conditions that are rare in real life to learn more.
How Acrostic Puzzles Work
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Acrostic puzzles are word games in which the solutions to different clues reveal a coded message. Learn how acrostic puzzles work at HowStuffWorks.
1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 Avanti II
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The Avanti II was created when Leo Newman and Nate Altman bought the Avanti name and manufacture from Studebaker. Learn about this custom luxury car.
What were the famous Blaise Pascal inventions?
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What were you doing at age 16? Blaise Pascal, a precocious 17th century French teenager, had already come up with his very own theorem. Some of Pascal's ideas even made it to the casino floor. How did this polymath affect your world?
Why You Should Love the Much-maligned Magpie
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Magpies are much-maligned as harbingers of doom, thieves of shiny objects and songbird eggs, but they're smart, monogamous for life and actually hold funerals for one another.
Incredible History: When WWII POWs Held an Olympics in a Nazi Camp
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For the Polish military officers allowed to participate, the games were a celebration of humanity during a time of death and destruction. But these games demonstrate - to this day - the awesome healing power of sports.