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Here's Why Your Car Won't Start in Cold Weather
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You hop inside your car to escape the brutal winter winds and fumble with your frigid keys, only to find that your car won't start when you turn the ignition. What's going on? It's probably one of three problems.
How Wireless Power Works
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Unless you are particularly organized and good with tie wrap, you probably have a few dusty power cord tangles around your home. Find out how methods of wireless power transmission could cut the clutter or lead to clean sources of electricity.
How Top 40 Radio Works
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If you grew up listening to Casey Kasem's Top 40, you probably waited with bated breath to find out which song made it to no. 1 that week. Well, the Top 40 is still around. Learn how a song makes it into that elite list.
What If There Were No Google?
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Unless you've been living under a rock (one not appearing on Google Maps' Street View), you're probably intimately familiar with the behemoth and its many services. But what would the world look like if this powerhouse company had never existed?
What Should Your Next Motorcycle Be?
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If you're one of the lucky ones, your garage is full of fresh metal. If you're not, then you probably agonize over what your next purchase should be. So let's make that decision a bit easier by taking this quiz now!
How to Wash White Clothes
If you've simply been adding bleach to your loads of white clothing, towels and sheets, and wondering why they're not, in fact, white, you probably want to read this. It takes just a few small changes to get dingy back to crisp.
Are Barnacles on Whales Normal or Problematic? Or Both?
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If you've ever seen images of baleen whales covered in little white bumps, you’ve probably wondered—what’s the deal with barnacles on whales? These crusty hitchhikers may look like pests, but they tell a fascinating story of marine life, symbiosis and survival.
Mean, Median, Mode: 3 Different Measures of Central Tendency
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Mean, median, mode and sometimes range, are all different methods for finding probability distribution in statistics. Range can be a helpful yardstick when calculating data values that are close together, but it can quickly become confusing if there is a wide gap between the smallest value and the largest number.
Florida Shark Attacks: Where Bright Colors and Bait Collide
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When you think of Florida, you probably imagine sandy beaches, warm surf and maybe a dolphin or two gliding by. Or, you might be thinking about Florida shark attacks — which, while rare, tend to feed a few headlines every year.
What % Hippie Is My Style?
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If you're wearing socks with sandals right now, you probably know the answer. If you are unsure and wondering how well you're pulling it off, this is the quiz for you. Tell us how you dress, and we'll give you hippie points!