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Rubber Plant
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Rubber plant is not an easy plant to care for although it can survive long periods of low light. Learn how to properly care for it at HowStuffWorks.
Snake Plant
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Snake plant, with leaves growing over a foot high, is a type of house plant that can handle neglect. Learn about its flowers at HowStuffWorks.
Hoya
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Hoya is a twining plant with succulent green leaves. Its flowers of white or pink with red centers are borne in clusters. Learn more at HowStuffWorks.
Quiz: How Do You Pronounce This?
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Many words are routinely mispronounced. How proficient are you at pronunciation? Take the quiz and find out!
What Is the Oldest University in the World?
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In the United States, there's Harvard University. In the U.K., there's Oxford University. Each is the oldest in its respective country, though neither has been around quite as long as the oldest university in the world.
How to Use Subordinating Conjunctions in Your Writing
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We use subordinating conjunctions all the time, often without even knowing what they are. But how exactly do they work?
How to Use Subordinating Conjunctions in Your Writing
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We use subordinating conjunctions all the time, often without even knowing what they are. But how exactly do they work?
Countries That Start With 'O'
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Former countries that start with "O" include Orange Free State and Oldenburg but these states have since dissolved. There is now one remaining holdout between Asia and Africa: the Sultanate of Oman.
The App That's Creating an Earthquake Early-warning Network
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The MyShake app detects vibrations and acts as an earthquake warning system. Learn more about MyShake in this HowStuffWorks Now article.
How Many Butts in a Buttload?
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If you've ever expressed the charming idea that you have a buttload of something, you may have wondered what the measure of a buttload actually is and where the phrase came from.