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Do Our Food Choices Demonstrate Our Political Preferences?

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Whole Foods or Randalls? Cracker Barrel or Au Bon Pain? HowStuffWorks digs into the correlation between food and voting preferences.

The Misunderstood Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

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HowStuffWorks looks at Martin Luther King's legacy and how his approval ratings changed over the decades.

10 Ways to Stop Using Plastic Right Now

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Plastic is doing irreparable harm to our planet. HowStuffWorks looks at 10 easy ways we can all stop using it.

How Do Airline Pilots Know Turbulence Is Coming Up?

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Predicting turbulence isn't an exact science, but airline pilots use a variety of tools both high-tech and low before asking you to buckle up.

Why Is Chuck Short for Charles and Dick Short for Richard?

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There's no 'U' in Charles or 'B' in William, so how did those get to be the nicknames? HowStuffWorks investigates.

Why a Draft Would Weaken the U.S. Military

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Most experts agree that the all-volunteer military is what makes the U.S. armed forces the best in the world. Would that change if the draft was reinstated?

A Quick and Dirty History of Spring Break

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How did spring break become a booze-fueled rite of passage for American college students? Can we blame this one on the ancient Greeks?

The New England Vampire Panic Was Very Real and Very Deadly

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In the 1890s, consumption (now called tuberculosis) was ravaging New Englanders. But what caused it? Could it be ... vampires? They exhumed the dead bodies to find out.

Self-Quarantine Might Feel Like House Arrest, But It's Not

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During this period of self-quarantining, you might feel like you're on house arrest, just without the angle bracelet. But how similar is it really?

10 Things You Probably Don't Know About Queen Victoria

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The Victorian Age gets its reputation for uptight prudishness from her, but there was a lot more to Queen Victoria than you may know.

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