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How Sweat Works
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Sweat is your body's way of cooling itself. Learn how the body makes sweat, why we sweat and what factors affect sweating.
Brilliance or Blarney: The St. Patrick's Day Traditions Quiz
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St. Patrick's Day can be one of the most fun holidays of the year - and one of the most misunderstood. Who was St. Patrick? Why are people pinching me? Whose idea was it to dye entire rivers green? Find out these answers and more as you kiss the Blarney Stone and learn (or confirm) the truth about St. Patrick's Day.
5 Great Educational Computer Games for Kids
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Educational computer games for kids can be both fun and mentally engaging. Here are five great educational computer games for kids to get ideas.
Deep Breathing: It's Easy When You Don't Try
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Deep breathing has been proven to be beneficial for your overall health. Learn more about deep breathing from Discovery Health.
How Automotive Finishing Works
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Automotive finishing requires a lot of detailed work. Visit HowStuffWorks to learn all about automotive finishing.
Could computers and robots become conscious? If so, what happens then?
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Could robots and computers become conscious? Artificial intelligence has advanced quickly. See if robots and computers can become conscious.
Why the Massive Maginot Line Failed to Stop Hitler
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After WWI, the French built a fortress of bunkers at its borders to stop another German invasion. But the Maginot Line has come to have a second meaning as a bad defense strategy.
The Story of the Cecil, One of the Creepiest Hotels in the World
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Perhaps best known as the last home of Elisa Lam before her mysterious death, the Cecil Hotel has a sordid past full of murders and mayhem. Care to step inside?
Crumple Theory: We Can Learn a Lot From How Paper Crumples
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Crumpling is a physical process that occurs when a thin sheet is forced to adapt to a smaller space and is seen in everything from DNA packing in a cell nucleus to the formation of mountains.
State Laws Still Allow Child Marriage in America
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Children as young as 10 are being married (or forced into marriage) in the United States. Learn more about the laws that allow it at HowStuffWorks.