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How Photographic Film Works
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Photographic film has been around for more than a century, and it's still the best way to capture an image. Discover what's going on when you take a picture.
How Prefab Houses Work
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Prefab houses are growing in popularity and size as more options become available. Learn about prefab houses and find out how prefab houses are constructed.
10 Strangest Mass Hysterias
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Mass hysteria epidemics are not as rare as you might think. Learn some super strange mass hysteria at HowStuffWorks.
10 Things That Went Missing Without a Trace
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What do George Washington's false teeth, a 42-ton steel sculpture and the crew of Flight 19 have in common? They all mysteriously vanished.
Why Some Cultures Require Women to Wear Veils
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Burqas are commonly associated with repression and religious extremism. But to many people, the veil is a sign of modesty and piety, as well as a badge of honor. What is the true meaning of the veil?
10 Ways Americans and Europeans Differ
HowStuffWorks looks at come of the cultural differences between Europe and America, like ice consumption, metric system and portion sizes.
Were the Clovis the first Americans?
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The Clovis, ancient people who made the sophisticated Clovis projectile discovered at Clovis Indian sites, are a mystery. Read about the mysterious Clovis.
Muskrats Are Fat Little Rodents With a Signature Smell
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They look a lot like beavers and the two rodents have a lot in common. But muskrats are their own species with their own signature scent.
'Fire Rainbows' and 'Sun Dogs': Weird Weather in the Smartphone Age
Smartphone cameras enable us to take striking pictures of strange atmospheric phenomena-though we don't always know what we're seeing.
Old Railroads
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The age of old railroads saw the birth of the first railroad lines and mass transportation on rail. Read more about old railroads in America.