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How Solar Yard Lights Work
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Solar yard lights generate and store their own power in the day and release it at night. Learn how solar yard lights can illuminate your yard without wiring.
How To Tell if Your Phone Is Tapped
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It's possible and relatively easy for someone to tap into your phone line or cell phone. With a few tips, it's also easy to tell if someone tapped your phone.
10 Types of Metal (and We Don't Mean the Music)
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Metals are everywhere—in the wires in your walls, the pans in your kitchen, and even in your blood. These types of metal are defined by their atomic structure, properties, and how they interact with other elements.
Bush Clematis, Upright Clematis
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The shrub bush clematis, or upright clematis, makes a good garden border, complement to small conifers, or a tidy cover for a wire structure. Get tips about bush or upright clematis.
How Radio Controlled Toys Work
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RC toys come in many varieties from cars to robots. Learn about the parts of a radio controlled toy and see how RC toys operate without the aid of wires.
Do we remember bad times better than good?
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Most people would recall every detail of being held up in a bank robbery but not so well the details of their last birthday party. The brain is wired for recalling trauma for a very good reason.
The HBO Original Programming Quiz
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Feeling guilty for binge-watching "Game of Thrones" in one weekend, only to follow it with a week of "Girls" episodes and revisiting "The Wire" for the fourth time? Make all that couch-sitting worthwhile by acing this HBO Original Programming Quiz.
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
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The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon had many advanced features, including a blended wing and fuselage, fly-by-wire controls, splendid visibility, and superb maneuverability. Read specifications and history of the popular F-16 Fighting Falcon.
How Three-Way Switches Work
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You probably have at least one light that is controlled by two separate switches -- either switch can turn it on or off. Find out how the light knows what to do with two sources of input.
The Engine Quiz for Auto Experts
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When you lift the hood of your car, do you see a finely tuned piece of machinery made up of pistons and cylinders, or just a jumble of metal and wires? If you know an engine like the back of your own hand, take the quiz and prove it!