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The Scoville Scale: How Hot Is That Pepper?
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Is that pepper too hot to handle? See where it falls on the Scoville scale.
Dik-dik: The Tiny Antelope With the Embarrassing Name
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The name dik-dik comes from the repetitive 'dik' sound the tiny female dik-dik makes when she feels threatened.
Is Vantablack Really the Blackest Black?
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Vantablack is one of the darkest substances known, able to absorb up to 99.965 percent of visible light. But is it the blackest of blacks on the planet?
Why Syncing Traffic Lights May Not Reduce Congestion
Ever get red light after red light when you're driving? Often, it's because traffic lights aren't synced to each other. But would doing so really fix traffic problems?
Could We Build Our Own Gundams?
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Well, heck yeah, we can, and we have. Let's take a look.
A Shrewdness of Apes? Collective Nouns Are a 500-Year-Old Language Fad
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Collective nouns, or names for groups, are sometimes very strange. HowStuffWorks looks at where they came from.
The Dare Stones: Forgery or Key to Lost Colony of Roanoke Mystery?
Are the Dare stones forgeries, or do they hold clues to the fate of the Lost Colony of Roanoke? HowStuffWorks delves into the mystery.
What's the Fascination With Number 23?
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From plane crashes and deaths to sports superstitions and hexagrams, many people believe that the number 23 possesses magical properties.
'Rogue' Road Crews Are Fixing Unfilled Potholes
Cities facing huge budget cuts can't keep up with potholes. HowStuffWorks talks to two guys who'd had enough and are fixing the potholes on their own.
5 Famous People With Seriously Long Names
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These five famous people have names so long, just saying them will leave you breathless. HowStuffWorks looks at the stories behind the names.