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Wearing some sort of face mask is more important than ever now to protect you and others from coronavirus. But how do clean and safely store it?

The words aren't arbitrary, so why do pilots and sailors call out 'Mayday!' rather than something else?

Are these strong and dependable animals all the same? If so, why the different names? If not, what makes them different?

All of the planets in the solar system are named for Greek gods, except Earth. So where did the name come from?

If the stoplight won't change and you've got places to be, do you run it or just wait, wait and wait? HowStuffWorks investigates.

What is actually in movie theater popcorn? HowStuffWorks grabs a tub and digs in.

The more we research our closest extinct human ancestor, the more we realize how similar we were. But could we have shared a joke?

Notre Dame Cathedral has burned. HowStuffWorks looks at how she was built.

Myspace took the world by storm and Tom was everyone's first friend. But then we left Myspace and Tom, too. HowStuffWorks found out where he is now.

Should the U.S. add some states? HowStuffWorks asks the question.

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