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Sistine Chapel Art Hides Secret Female Anatomy Symbols, Claims New Analysis

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Did Michelangelo hide symbols for human genitals in the Sistine Chapel artwork? Learn more about a new study in this HowStuffWorks Now article.

10 Most Destructive Storms

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Witch homicide aside, Dorothy was lucky that her home safely traveled to Oz after the tornado. Many people who lived through the storms on our list were left with nothing.

Can You Name the Historical Figure From a Legendary Fact About Them?

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Earth wouldn't be Earth without the epic people who do things like invent the internet, travel around the world in 80 days and yell, "Eureka!" Learn about the coolest accomplishments in history and try to match these historical figures to the legendary fact.

How Maps Work

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A map is a type of language, a graphic way of representing information, whether it's to show population density or tell you how to get from Point A to Point B. Here's how they're made.

How Does a Seismograph Work?

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A seismograph can accurately measure the movement of the Earth during a quake. How does a seismograph work, though, and what is the Richter scale that is associated with earthquakes? Learn the answers to these questions in this article.

How is carbon dioxide eliminated aboard a spacecraft?

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To get carbon dioxide eliminated aboard a spacecraft you need a system similar to SCUBA. Learn about carbon dioxide elimination.

What 'An Inconvenient Truth' Got Right (And Wrong) About Climate Change

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Now that its sequel is out, where did Al Gore's landmark environmental documentary hit the mark? What did it get wrong?

How the Ancient Land Blob Gondwana Became Today's Continents

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Gondwana was a humongous landmass that persisted for 300 million years before it began to break up, forming all the continents in the modern Southern Hemisphere.

Dracula Ant Is 5,000 Times Faster Than the Blink of an Eye

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Think a tiny ant can't pack a punch? Wrong. HowStuffWork looks at the Dracula ant and how it subdues its prey so fast, they never know it's coming.

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