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How 'Savant Syndrome' Makes Some People, and Their Brains, Extraordinary
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Savant syndrome is a rare condition in which someone with significant mental disabilities demonstrates certain unexplained extraordinary abilities.
Can We Guess What Province You Live in Based on How You Speak?
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Is it a métro or a subway? Do you use utensils or do you call it cutlery? These are just a few examples of Canadian speech regionalisms - what can your speech patterns tell us about where you're from?
Commercial Ancestry Tests Can Reveal How Much Neanderthal DNA You Have
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At least two commercial DNA testing services offer users information on heritage coming from coupling between ancient humans and other species.
The Stephen King's 'The Shining' Quiz
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Although it was one of his earliest books, it was also one of his most disturbing. How much do you know about Stephen King's "The Shining?"
The History of the Grilled Cheese Sandwich
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Where did that melty combination of toasted cheese and bread come from?
Who Has the Longest Name in the World?
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Get ready to dive into the wild world of long names and the record holders competing for the title of longest name in the world.
What will medicine consider unethical in 100 years?
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In 100 years, what will we consider to be unethical medicine? Will we think some of our current practices as unethical medicine in the future? Find out.
Why Didn't Evolution Give Us the Ability to Smell Fresh Water?
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You'd think being able to smell drinkable water would be an evolutionary advantage. But we can only smell things that suggest potable water. Why is that?
Do Uber Drivers Discriminate Racially? A Study Says Yes
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Do Uber and Lyft drivers discriminate less than taxi drivers? HowStuffWorks Now looks at a study with mixed results.
Why Don't You Ever See Square Vegetables?
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At least not in nature. Scientists have discovered the two gene families that play key roles in making fruits and vegetables either round or long. Could a square fruit be on the horizon?