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Why Was Phrenology All the Rage in Victorian Times?
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Phrenology, the belief that you could determine personality from the shape of someone's skull, was so popular in the Victorian era that phrenology parlors sprang up all over Europe and America. But the trend was soon debunked.
Why Do Gorillas Beat Their Chests?
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It's a behavior synonymous with gorillas - beating the chest. But why do they do it? Researchers think they've figured out what the purpose is behind that pounding.
Why Humans Scream, Make Crazy Faces When Terrified
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Wouldn't keeping quiet help us get away from whatever's scaring us? What's the science behind the weird face and raw shout?
How Hiccups Work
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Hiccups are those annoying, involuntary fits that make it nearly impossible to carry on a conversation. Find out how hiccups work.
Can You Answer These Basic Science Questions Everyone Should Know?
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Science! It's the basis for nearly everything that sets our age apart. Still, you can't have satellites, Twitter or Netflix without the basics. How well do you know them?
Why Peter A. Browne Bizarrely Collected Hair
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Peter A. Browne put together a magnificent collection of hair. HowStuffWorks takes a look at the collection and how it was saved from the dustbin.
Every Single Living Thing Is Part of an Ecosystem. Here's How They Work
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How do we consider a Thing with no edge? Ecosystem ecologists are always trying.
10 Times Humanity Found the Answer (and Then Forgot)
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Could humanity be even farther ahead if we hadn't forgotten what we'd learned centuries ago? Learn about 10 times we forgot answers at HowStuffWorks.
Evolution by Natural Selection: Examples and Effects of Adaptation
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Natural selection is the idea that organisms that are best suited to survive pass their traits down. Is it true that only the strong survive?
10 Times It Has Rained Something Other Than Water
Frogs! Fish! Birds! A surprising number of things have rained down from the sky besides water. But how?