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Who Decides When Your Social Security Check Increases?
HowStuffWorks takes a look at what government entity decides when Americans get an increase in Social Security benefits.
Do Countries With Stricter Gun Laws Really Have Fewer Homicides?
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Ask a card-carrying member of the NRA and you'll get one answer. Ask a member of Everytown for Gun Safety and you'll get another. We look at the research that underlies this controversial topic.
How the American Dream Works
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What exactly is the American dream? And how do you know if you're living it? Read about the American dream at HowStuffWorks.
John Wilkes Booth Didn't Act Alone: The Conspiracy to Kill Lincoln
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Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth takes the blame in the history books, but he was part of a larger cast of characters that hoped to decapitate the Union government after the South lost the Civil War.
How Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Work
Federal supplemental educational opportunity grants are a form of financial aid. Learn about federal supplemental educational opportunity grants.
How to Run Your House Solely on Solar Power
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Planning to run your house completely on solar power? It will cost you up front, but it could also pay you back big in the long run.
How are terrorists tracked, and what does it cost?
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How are terrorists tracked by the FBI and other government agencies? Learn about tracking terrorists in this article from HowStuffWorks.
How Homelessness Works
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Homelessness is an unfortunate situation that affects people who cannot afford a home. Learn about homelessness and how you can help the homeless.
Who Built These Mysterious Concrete Arrows?
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Giant arrows guided American airmail pilots on nighttime routes up until the 1940s. HowStuffWorks takes a look.
Remembering Bayard Rustin, Civil Rights Leader and Gay Activist
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Bayard Rustin fought racism all his life as a civil rights activist, friend of Martin Luther King Jr. and organizer of the March on Washington.