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What is a levee?

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Whether they make you think of Hurricane Katrina or Led Zeppelin, levees are a critical safety feature for low-lying areas located near water. Why do they break?

10 Flowers With Secret Meanings

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Flowers are gorgeous to look at, but they've also got a lot to say. Check out these 10 flowers with secret meanings and decode your gift!

What's the Earth's biggest threat to biodiversity?

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The biggest threat to biodiversity on Earth is explained in this article from HowStuffWorks. Learn about the biggest threat to biodiversity.

How to Get Mildew Smell Out of Clothes

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What's that musty odor that's lurking behind your closet doors? Find out how to rid your clothes of offensive mildew stains -- and prevent them from coming back.

Can You Get More Than 11 Right on This Tree Knowledge Quiz?

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Trees aren't just idle objects in our world. They're living, breathing creatures that add tremendous value to human life, from shade, to lumber, to simple beauty and a lot more. What do you know about trees?

Perennials 12-24 Inches

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When planning a garden, the height of your flowers is an important consideration. Learn to use perennials 12-24 inches high, and find the knee-high plants that will best fit your vision for a home garden.

Staking Vegetables

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Vegetable plants, particularly tomatoes, need some extra support to grow properly. Learn all about staking vegetable plants at HowStuffWorks.

How to Build a Turtle Tank

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If you're planning to buy (or find) a turtle as a pet, you're going to need to build the right kind of tank for it. This article shows you how to build a turtle tank.

Why Saffron Is More Expensive Than Gold

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It takes up to 170,000 individual flowers to yield just 1 pound of saffron, and each individual strand, or stigma, is picked from the flower by hand.

Horned Frog: A Snake-eating Ambush Predator With Tiny Teeth

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The horned frog (also called the horned toad or ornate horned frog) belongs to the genus Ceratophrys, a group of amphibians native to South America.

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