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Save or Splurge: 10 Suggestions on What's Worth the Spend When You're on Vacation
Save or splurge? These 10 suggestions will help you decide what's worth spending a little extra cash on vacation. Read tips for saving or spending on vacation.
10 Mundane Traditions with Strange Origins
Some seemingly normal traditions have a strange history. Check out 10 mundane traditions with strange origins at HowStuffWorks.
How Contact Juggling Works
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Contact juggling is an ancient practice where the ball stays in constant contact with your body. See how contact juggling works.
Countries That Start With 'W' and How They Got Their Names
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Ever wondered how many countries start with "W"? Well, spoiler alert: You won't need many fingers to count them.
How Kissing Works
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Anthropologists report that 90 percent of the people in the world kiss. Learn how one gesture has come to signify affection, celebration, grief, comfort and respect.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About S'mores
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Love the taste of chocolate, graham cracker and marshmallows melting over an open fire? Check out everything you ever wanted to know about s'mores.
Why would you take poison as medicine?
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Can you really take poison as medicine? Learn about both ancient and cutting-edge ways that poison acts as medicine.
How Internet Folklore Works
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Cryptic chain emails started the Internet folklore phenomenon, but now there are some deeper cuts. Learn all about internet folklore at HowStuffWorks.
How ARPANET Works
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ARPANET is the oldest and most influential merger of computer networks which contributed to the birth of the Internet. Learn more about the ARPANET system.
Are Snakes With Legs a Real Thing?
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Have you ever wondered if snakes used to have legs? Believe it or not, snakes didn’t always slither on the ground like they do today. In fact, once upon a time, snakes with legs really did roam Earth, and scientists have found some pretty incredible clues to prove it.