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What Is Saliva and How Does It Change the Taste of Food?

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Saliva is not exactly the most appetizing of subjects, but it plays an important role in everything from how food tastes to how it is digested.

5 of the World's Most Grueling Ultramarathons

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Running through extreme heat, elevation, snow or rough terrain in an ultramarathon is a challenge designed to defeat all but the most determined.

Can You Pass This Dog Trivia Quiz?

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We know you love dogs, but can you pass a trivia quiz devoted to them? Answer our questions correctly, and you will get to consider yourself a dog expert when you're done. Can you do it, or will it be a total woof?

Understanding the Symptoms of a Bad Oxygen Sensor

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Identify and tackle bad oxygen sensor symptoms for optimal vehicle performance. Expert insights on diagnosis and solutions.

Can You Pass This Master Electrician Quiz?

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Electricity has fascinated humans since we first saw lightning in the skies! How much do you know about working with this amazing, powerful and dangerous phenomenon? Find out now!

What's the World's Tallest Building?

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In the last few decades, there's been a sort of arms race to build ever-taller skyscrapers. Which seven currently rank as the world's tallest buildings?

How Living in Total Darkness Sabotages Your Sleep

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Imagine being trapped in a cave or some other place where you were in total darkness. Would you know when to sleep and wake? And how would that throw off your body clock?

Why Is the Term 'Gaslighting' So Popular Now — and So Misused?

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It's a term that's often used in an argument. But gaslighting has a very specific meaning that is often lost. What is it and how can you know if you're really being gaslighted?

Meet the Man Who Invented Cool Whip, Tang and Pop Rocks

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The 20th century would have been very different without the contributions of General Foods chemist William A. Mitchell, who tapped into the American appetite for convenience and novelty.

Hisashi Ouchi Suffered an 83-day Death By Radiation Poisoning

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In 1999, Hisashi Ouchi, a Japanese nuclear fuel plant worker was exposed to critical levels of radiation. He suffered the worst radiation burns in history. He lived for 83 agonizing days afterward as his body all but disintegrated.

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