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How Does Santa Make It Around the World in One Night?

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Santa's journey around the world takes some amazing technology in order for him to make it around the world in one night. Learn about Santa's journey.

How Electricity Works

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Electricity surrounds us and can be used thousands of different ways. Learn about the basics of electricity, from generators and electrical circuits to voltage and currents.

How Much of a Geographic Whiz Are You?

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Do you know your global places and local areas of interest? Get out your maps and wits, combine them and have fun in our Geography Whiz quiz!

How did ancient civilizations use sundials to tell time?

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Ancient sundials first popped up in Egypt around 1500 B.C. Learn how these sundials came about and what they were used for all those centuries ago.

Baby It's Cold Outside! How the Arctic Fox Survives Frigid Temps

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The arctic fox thrives in temperatures as low as -58 degrees F (-50 degrees C), largely because it has the warmest coat of any animal on Earth.

Where Is the Coldest City in the World?

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If you're looking for a place to live and you don't mind some seriously frosty winters, you have plenty of options to choose from. But some places endure more than a few blustery months, and no parka or insulated mittens will feel like enough. Those are contenders for the title of coldest city in the world.

Rossby Waves Affect Our Weather and Tides, But What Are They?

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Rossby waves influence everything from high tides to extreme weather patterns, and not just on Earth. They also occur on the sun and on Venus and Jupiter as well. So, what are they exactly?

Can you make time stand still?

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Making time stand still is explained in this article. Learn about making time stand still.

Why Are Planets Almost Spherical?

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None of the planets in our solar system are perfect spheres, nor for that matter is our sun. Learn more about oblate spheroids at HowStuffWorks.

How NORAD Works

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NORAD is a military operation that is jointly run by the United States and Canada. Learn about NORAD and the unique location for the NORAD headquarters.

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