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Reflexology: Bogus, Beneficial or a Bit of Both?
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The ancient art of reflexology focuses on pressure points exclusively on hands and feet. HowStuffWorks looks at whether it really relieves stress.
How Business Plans Work
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A business plan is essential when starting your own business. Without it, you may find that you have not covered all of your bases. Learn about business plans.
How Hurricanes Work
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How often have you watched a weather forecaster point to a spiral-shaped cloudy mass with a sense of dread and fascination? What fuels these ferocious storms?
How Satellites Work
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Thousands of satellites fly overhead every day, helping us with things like weather forecasts, scientific research, communications, TV broadcasts (and maybe some surreptitious spying). How much do you know about these eyes in the sky?
Ignaz Semmelweis Was Ridiculed for Advocating Hand-washing for Doctors
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While Semmelweis wasn't the first doctor to advocate for hand-washing, he was the most vocal proponent at the time. And doctors didn't believe it.
How Top 40 Radio Works
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If you grew up listening to Casey Kasem's Top 40, you probably waited with bated breath to find out which song made it to no. 1 that week. Well, the Top 40 is still around. Learn how a song makes it into that elite list.
How Greenhouses Work
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Reproducing plants out of season gave man a measure of control over nature. The allure of it sparked the imagination and inspired new methods for building structures devoted to plants. So how do greenhouses work?
How a State's Attorney Works
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A state's attorney has a lot of responsibilities. Visit HowStuffWorks to learn all about a state's attorney.
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.
Allergy Basics
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Allergies are so commonplace that we often do not stop to think of how or why they occur. Learn more about how allergies work.