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How Sunburns and Sun Tans Work
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A sunburn or sun tan affects the health of your skin. Learn how your skin works, how tanning and sunburn can negatively affect your body and how sunscreen works.
How Smart Watches Work
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The wrist communicator has long been a dream of tech junkies. Find out how close we're getting to living the dream with smart watches.
How Human Memory Works
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Human memory is a complex, brain-wide process that is essential to who we are. Learn about encoding, the brain, and short- and long-term memory.
Alternative Medicines for Bursitis
Alternative medicines for bursitis include chiropractic medicine, acupuncture, and bodywork. Learn to treat bursitis in your own home.
What Is Narcolepsy?
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What is narcolepsy? In the movies, people who are narcoleptics just fall asleep out of nowhere - is this true?
Calculate Your Brain's Age With This Test
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While your physical age is sure to have some influence on our equation, your mental age tends to be quite separate from the number of birthdays you've had. Let's see if you're a spring chicken or over the hill when it comes to the gray matter.
Elite Democracy: Do You Live in One?
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Elite democracy describes a political theory that argues a small number of elites hold most political power in modern democratic systems.
What Is ROM? How Read-Only-Memory Works in Computers
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Read-only memory is not only essential to your computer, but is also used in everything from video games to microwaves. Learn about the different types of ROM and how they're used.
Classic Muscle Car Pictures
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Classic muscle car pictures feature everyones favorite fast, powerful, gas guzzling cars from the 60's and 70's. Check out these classic muscle cars.
Decorating Ideas
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Coming up with decorating ideas for your home can be both fun and challenging. See these useful interior and exterior decorating ideas.