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How can a telescope see through time?
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Light travels pretty rapidly, but when it comes to faraway galaxies, that light takes a while to reach our telescopes. In fact, the light you see might actually be from billions of years ago.
Stegosaurus: Body Like a Bus, Tiny Little Brain
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Stegosaurus, an herbivorous dinosaur from 149 million years ago, walked on four legs, had a long, beak-tipped skull, a row of spikes adorning its tail and a pea-sized brain.
Utahraptor: The Salty Saga of a Killer Dinosaur
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Utahraptors lived around 135 million years ago in the late Cretaceous Period. So what does salt have to do with these massive dinosaurs whose fossils were first discovered in 1975?
10 Times Humanity Found the Answer (and Then Forgot)
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Could humanity be even farther ahead if we hadn't forgotten what we'd learned centuries ago? Learn about 10 times we forgot answers at HowStuffWorks.
How Stone Lithography Works
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Today, artists use stone lithography to produce fine art prints, but 150 years ago it was THE color-printing technology. It's an incredible art form. Take a photo-filled look at this fascinating process.
The Ultimate Tattoo Quiz
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Not long ago, most Americans associated tattoos with sailors, bikers and sideshow artists. But tattoos have become more popular in recent years. What does it take to get an image under your skin?
Which Side of the Force Are You?
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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...this quiz was created. It comes to you now, across space and time, to assist you in determining whether you are on the path of righteousness or that of fear and hate.
How Well Do You Remember These 90's Rom-Coms?
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The nineties were a couple of decades ago but people still remember some of the biggest trends of that time. Prove to us that you knew what went on movie-wise in this '90s rom-com quiz!
Test Your Mental Mettle With These Ridiculous Riddles
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Riddles certainly aren't new. In fact, ancient Sumerians were writing them over 4000 years ago! Let's see how well you do with our collection of brain-teasers!
Is a Woolly Mammoth Clone Even Possible?
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The woolly mammoth: an iconic extinct species that once roamed the vast arctic tundra during the last ice age. These colossal creatures disappeared thousands of years ago, but now, scientists are working to bring them back.