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How Bearings Work
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Bearings are the invisible heroes inside many mechanical devices. Learn about all different kinds of bearings, including 5-foot ball bearings that keep buildings on solid footing.
How Israel's Iron Dome Defense System Works
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Israel's Iron Dome defense system is capable of intercepting - and destroying - thousands of incoming rockets targeting civilian areas. Here's how the sophisticated system works.
Who Will Be Crowned Winner of the Fried Chicken Sandwich Wars?
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The already heated chicken sandwich wars just keeps getting hotter. Will a winner ever emerge in this fast food fight?
How Long Can a Person Safely Hang Upside Down?
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Although spending time upside down can be good for overall health, doing so eventually can be fatal under the right conditions.
How to Get Rid of Rats
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With top-notch their survival skills, rats have been outsmarting humans for centuries. So how do you get rid of them? Find out from HowStuffWorks.
Why do cookie-cutter neighborhoods exist?
The identical ranks of cookie-cutter neighborhoods have been immortalized (and often satirized) in American pop culture, but who first came up with the idea for these "little boxes on the hillside?"
A Quick and Dirty History of Spring Break
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How did spring break become a booze-fueled rite of passage for American college students? Can we blame this one on the ancient Greeks?
The New England Vampire Panic Was Very Real and Very Deadly
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In the 1890s, consumption (now called tuberculosis) was ravaging New Englanders. But what caused it? Could it be ... vampires? They exhumed the dead bodies to find out.
How Matcha Went From Ancient Ceremonial Tea to Health Drink Du Jour
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Matcha tea has roots in Zen Buddhism and Japanese tea ceremonies. So how did this ancient tea end up on the menus of hip tea houses and Dunkin' Donuts?
The Fast and Furious Peregrine Falcon Is a Midair Hunting Machine
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While the cheetah is the fastest land animal in the world, the peregrine falcon, a large predatory raptor, is by far the fastest bird on planet Earth.