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5 Health Problems Caused by Being Too Thin
There are several health conditions caused by being too thin. Super skinny people might not be so lucky. See 5 health conditions caused by being too thin.
10 Factors That Affect Your Life Insurance Premium
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How much you pay for life insurance can vary on many different factors, including your age, gender and your favorite hobbies. HowStuffWorks explains.
Can You Actually Read These Sentences Written in Cursive?
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How long has it been since you've received a handwritten letter in cursive? It's probably been so long you've forgotten how to read it. Let's make sure you haven't!
How Your Immune System Works
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Inside your body there is a mechanism designed to defend you from millions of bacteria, microbes, viruses, toxins and parasites that want to invade your body. Find out how the human immune system works.
How can two seemingly unrelated species that live in isolation from each other evolve into identical forms?
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Parallel evolution leads two seemingly unrelated species living in isolation from each other to evolve into identical forms. How? Learn about parallel evolution.
Do toads cause warts?
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Do toads cause warts? The wart-like bumps protruding from their backs may give some that impression. Learn if toads cause warts.
Will the Hayflick limit keep us from living forever?
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With the discovery of the Hayflick limit, we know that cells could divide forever without dying. So can humans live forever? Explore the Hayflick limit.
How to Back Up a Hard Drive
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If you back up your hard drive, you can save yourself headaches in the future if you should lose your files. Learn how to back up your hard drive.
Top 5 Ways Nature Has Inspired Technology
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Some of the newest ideas in technology come from very old ideas -- they're inspired by nature. How do the plants and animals around us give engineers ideas?
What brought bison back from the brink of extinction?
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Bison extinction seemed imminent during the 1800s, as the market for buffalo hide boomed. Learn how men like Teddy Roosevelt prevented bison extinction.