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Paintings by Gustave Courbet

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Impressionist painter Gustave Courbet used a dark palette to paint depictions of ordinary life. See Impressionist paintings by Gustave Courbet.

Party Trick Breakdown: Why Do Balloons Stick to Hair?

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Scientists have figured out why some objects stick more to each other. And it's a very cool trick.

Brazilian Free-tailed Bats Are Way Faster Than We Thought

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Birds aren't the only high-speed fliers - these bats are way speedier than once thought. Learn more about the new record at HowStuffWorks Now.

Ridiculous History: The Curse of the Colonel

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Colonel Sanders has been the bane of one baseball team for more than 30 years, and it has nothing to do with chicken. Learn more at HowStuffWorks Now.

Neanderthals Were Actually Prehistoric Picassos

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New research shows that homo sapiens weren't the first folks to decorate their caves with artwork. Neanderthals actually did it thousands of years earlier.

Why Do We Say We're 'In a Pickle'?

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Ever found yourself in a pickle and wondered, "Hey, why the heck do we call it a pickle?" Let's see if we can swim through the brine and find out.

Talking to Your Spouse: Men and Women Speak a Different Language

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Men and women speak a different language. Learn how men and women speak a different language and how to communicate at Discovery Health.

How Many Books Are There in the World?

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Roughly 156 million books are out there...we think. The answer is more complex than you'd imagine, but we've made an educated guess.

Why Did the USSR Fall? The Real Costs of Becoming a Superpower

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By asking "Why did the USSR fall," you're really asking how a superpower unraveled from the inside.

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