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How Autopilot Works
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Autopilot is a sophisticated system that can perform the same duties that a pilot can. Learn about autopilot and find out how autopilot controls a plane.
How Windows 8 Works
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Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system works on computers and some mobile devices, too. Learn all about how Windows 8 works.
How Scientific Peer Review Works
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Scientific peer review is a quality-control system that critiques all new scientific discoveries. Learn more scientific peer review and its flaws.
What's the Difference Between Restarting and Shutting Down My Computer?
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In the Windows operating system, shutdown and restart both can be used to turn off your PC. But they don't do it exactly the same way.
How Many Moons Does Saturn Have?
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In recent years, Saturn has overtaken Jupiter as the planet with the most satellites in our solar system. How many moons does Saturn have?
Pilates 101
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Pilates is a fitness system that was developed in the 1920s by Joseph Pilates. Learn more about Pilates and find out why Pilates is so successful.
How Jim Crow Shaped America
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Jim Crow was about much more than laws enacted to suppress blacks. It was about a system involving politics, economics, social and cultural practices.
How Your Heart Works
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The heart is a vital organ that basically serves as a pump. Learn about heart chambers and valves, blood flow, heart's electrical system and blood supply.
Do You Need to Install Every Windows Update?
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With the endless alerts you get to update your Microsoft Windows system and you might be tempted to skip a few. Is there any harm in doing that?
Junko Furuta: Examining the Light Sentences of Her Killers
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Junko Furuta's tragic 1988 murder led to lenient sentences for her teenage assailants, sparking debate over Japan's juvenile justice system.