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What are some proven home remedies?
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While there's no substitute for the care provided by a good doctor, some very effective remedies can be purchased without a prescription. You can learn more about home remedies from this article.
How Many Houseplants Do You Need for Good Indoor Air Quality?
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For decades we've been told having houseplants can improve our indoor air quality. So, do you need to live in a veritable jungle for this to ring true?
How Bridges Work
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Bridges support tremendous weight, span huge distances and all the while withstand the greatest forces of nature. Find out about these engineering feats (as well as some of the flaws).
How Women Work
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If you believe what you see on TV, women are inscrutable, conniving, hysterical and apt to change their minds without reason or warning.
Alex Jones and InfoWars: Fact or Tinfoil Fiction?
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InfoWars publisher Alex Jones regularly espouses conspiratorial stories. Stuff They Don't Want You To Know looks at whether they are fact or fiction.
10 Reasons College Costs So Much
People often complain about the high price of college today. Here are 10 reasons why college costs so much from HowStuffWorks.
Why do dentists need to use a dental dam?
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Dental dams can be awkward and used during certain dental procedures. Find out why dental dams are important to use.
How Retail Brands Use Music to Generate More Sales
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This is today's Muzak and retailers are banking on it for more sales. HowStuffWork looks at what role music plays in marketing big brands.
The Chance a Stranger Helps You in a Medical Emergency Is Depressingly Low
Help from a stranger in an emergency is rare, and rarer for black people or those in poor neighborhoods. Learn more in this HowStuffWorks Now article.
There's a River Full of Monkeys in Florida — And Not in a Theme Park
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In Silver Springs State Park, Florida, there's a colony of rhesus macaques living in the wild. HowStuffWorks discovers how they got there.