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How Cranberry Bogs Work
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How can something as delicate and delicious as a cranberry thrive in something as filthy as a bog? Blame it on the durability of this most unusual and hardy plant.
How Power Grids Work
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Electrical power is a little bit like the air you breathe: You don't really think about it until it is missing. There are good reasons the power grid distribution system works the way it does, though it can lead to some big problems.
How Much Do You Know About Curling?
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Everyone knows that hockey has a place in every Canadian's heart, but curling is also loved by many. Do you consider yourself one of the sport's biggest fans? Prove it by showing us how much you know!
Indigenous Women Keep Vanishing on Canada's Highway of Tears
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Indigenous women have been going missing and been murdered along an infamous stretch of highway in British Columbia since the 1960s. But not much is being done to find them - or who killed them.
What does an Army combat engineer do?
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From constructing bridges to blowing them up, combat engineers must have a head for spatial thinking and a heart that isn't faint. Ready to learn about these military enlistees who are as much action as they are equation?
Boston, New York, Texas: The Origins of These and Other Great American Accents
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What does Boston have against the letter R? Why do Minnesotans sometimes drag out the 'O' sound? And what about the Noo Yawk accent?
Oil Sands: Energy Evolution and Environmental Concerns
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Oil sands are a mixture of clay, sand and water with a small amount of bitumen. Learn about oil sands, find out how energy intensive it is to refine oil sands.
Do You Know Which Cities Have a NHL Team, and Which Don't?
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Put everything you're doing on ice and get ready to "check" this quiz! We want to know if you're an NHL super fan. Can you identify these hockey towns and those that might wish they were? Travel the U.S. one NHL team at a time!
10 Notorious Motorcycle Gangs
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Motorcycle gangs have been around for decades -- but only a fraction are considered criminal. Read about 10 notorious motorcycle gangs at HowStuffWorks.
Railroad Expansion
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The railroad expansion of the middle and late 1800s changed America forever. Read more about the westward expansion of railroads.