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10 Hispanic Scientists You Should Know
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He built President Eisenhower an indoor golf-training machine, analyzed the Zapruder film and searched for an Egyptian pyramid's treasure chamber using cosmic rays. Aren't you dying to meet this wide-ranging scientist?
How Satellite Phones Work
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Satellite phones can be your only line of communication in remote areas, but it's a costly way to reach out and touch someone. See how satellite phones work.
How the Voynich Manuscript Works
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It's a massive book that no one can read, and it has fascinated scientists, historians and cryptographers for decades. Is it a textbook, an encyclopedia ... or an elaborate hoax?
How the European Union Works
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What does the EU do and why would countries want to leave - or join - it? HowStuffWorks looks at the role of the European Union.
Would having your own clone be like having an identical twin?
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The difference between a clone and a twin isn't great genetically. Find out why a clone and a twin are so similar and which would be your best match.
Why would a female athlete fail a gender test?
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Why would a female athlete fail a gender test? Find out why doctors may have trouble distinguishing someone's gender.
Do Babies Have Kneecaps?
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Babies' kneecaps are said to be a myth. But without bony kneecaps, how do toddlers get around? Learn about babies' kneecaps and how baby bones grow.
How does ginger fight cancer?
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How does ginger fight cancer? Learn all about ginger's effect on cancer at HowStuffWorks.
What Are the 12 Days of Christmas?
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Have you ever caught yourself singing the "Twelve Days of Christmas" and wondered what geese, doves and milk maids have to do with the holiday?
What Was the Christmas Truce?
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The Christmas Truce stands as a point of sanity in an otherwise chaotic environment in World War I. Find out what the Christmas Truce was and how it worked.