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Are Hybrid Cars Worth It?

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If you're looking for a new car or truck, there's a chance you're considering a hybrid. Before you sign any paperwork, take a look at why you may not want to.

How Switched Digital Video Works

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Switched digital video is one solution to cable customers' growing demand for bandwidth. Learn about switched digital video and SDV equipment types.

What's the difference between backscatter machines and millimeter wave scanners?

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Nope, these advanced imaging technologies are not the same. So whether you're concerned about privacy, safety or time as you're shuffling through the airport security line, we can tell you how these two types of scanners stack up against each other.

How Urban Sprawl Works

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Urban sprawl occurs when people move from cities to the areas around them and develop the land with houses, businesses and roads. Learn about urban sprawl.

How Future Combat Systems Will Work

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The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems is a massive overhaul of military technology intended to prepare the Army for modern warfare. Learn why the army needs the FCS.

Sept. 9: Wonderful Weirdos Day

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Wonderful Weirdos Day was created by citizens of Austin, Texas to celebrate personality quirks on September 9. Read more about Wonderful Weirdos Day.

Which Part of the World Did You Live In, in Your Past Life?

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If you believe in reincarnation, it can be fun and interesting to consider where or when you might have lived before and what kind of person you might have been. Take this quiz to find out if you were a fisherman on the open seas, a king or a playwright.

What human activities increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

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Although a certain amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) occurs naturally in the Earth's atmosphere, there are several human activities that increase levels of the greenhouse gas.

The Great London Smog of 1952

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A smog of epic proportions enveloped London in December of 1952. HowStuffWorks takes a look at the incident and its aftermath.

Meet Violet Jessop, Survivor of Three Shipwrecks

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Violet Jessop survived not one, not two, but three disasters at sea. HowStuffWork checks out her story.

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