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How to Get Rid of Rats
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With top-notch their survival skills, rats have been outsmarting humans for centuries. So how do you get rid of them? Find out from HowStuffWorks.
What Is Transcendentalism and How Did It Change America?
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Transcendentalism was a 19th century philosophical movement with adherents like Thoreau, Emerson and Fuller, based on principles of freedom, feminism, abolition and the idea that people had divine truth within them.
MLB Players Identification Quiz
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Are these questions too fast for you? Can you hit them out of the park? Test your knowledge with this challenging MLB players quiz!
How Tetris Went From Soviet Mind Game to Smash Hit
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Tetris was developed during the Cold War by a puzzle-happy programmer working for the Russian Academy of Sciences. So how did this addictive game break free of the Iron Curtain?
The Southern Accent Is Dying, Y'all
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Why do Southerners start losing their accents when a lot of Northerners move in? Learn about the decline of the Southern accent at HowStuffWorks Now.
The Human Fly, or the Daredevil Who Made Evel Knievel Seem Sane
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In the 1970s, a mysterious stuntman joined forces with two sausage makers, and the Human Fly was born. Read about the Human Fly at HowStuffWorks Now.
How to Comfort Your Dog During Fireworks
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Dogs and fireworks just don't mix. And in the United States, the Fourth of July is a dog's worst nightmare.
Iterative Evolution: Did the Aldabra Rail Evolve Twice?
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The flightless Aldabra rail only lives on the Aldabra Atoll in Madagascar. But this example of iterative evolution descended from birds that soar.
1960 Baseball Season
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The Pittsburgh Pirates won the 1960 World Series but all eyes were on Roger Maris. Learn more about the 1960 baseball season.
5 of History's Most Cunning Con Artists
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You think you'd never fall for a conman's (or conwoman's) shtick. But so did many of the victims of these five con artists. What scams did they pull off?