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How Long Does It Take to Get to Mars?
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Missions to Mars are increasing and the dream of landing a human on the red planet is no longer far-fetched - it might even happen in the next decade. So, how long does it take to get there?
If you flew over an earthquake, would you feel the plane shake?
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Let's say a big one strikes the home planet. You, however, happen to be flying above the earthquake's epicenter when the natural disaster ripples through. Would you feel it?
Félicette, the First Feline in Space, Finally Got Her Due
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Felicette was the first, and so far, only, cat to ever go into space. Why did France send her up, and what happened later? HowStuffWorks finds out.
What if I never took a bath?
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If you never bathed again you would put your health at risk because your skin would get dirtier and dirtier. Find out what happens if you never bathed.
If You're Born on a Plane, What's Your Nationality?
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Babies are born when they want to be, even on airplanes midflight over the ocean. When birth happens 30,000 feet in the air, citizenship - among other things - gets a little tricky.
How Exploding Head Syndrome Works
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You're deep in dreamland when you hear an explosion so loud you wake up. But there's nothing outside or inside your house making the noise. What just happened?
How Dry Cleaning Works
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Want to know what happens to your clothes after you give them to the dry cleaner? Do they actually stay dry? Take a behind-the-scenes look at the dry-cleaning process.
What if I forgot to remove a piercing before an MRI?
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The magnets found in an MRI machine are incredibly powerful. It can pull a stethoscope right out of a doctor's lab coat. So what would happen if you forgot to take out an earring? Ouch!
How Do Stingrays Kill?
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World-famous "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, died on Sept. 5, 2006, in a shocking accident with a stingray. But stingray-related fatalities are almost unheard of, so what happened? Find out.
The Ultimate Penguin Quiz
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Penguins are creatures you see in the zoo or in nature movies, unless you happen to have been part of an expedition to the North Pole. Take this quiz to learn a little more about these flightless birds.