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What Is the Oldest Country in the World? Depends on Your Criteria

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With constantly changing borders and governments, identifying the oldest countries in the world is tricky work.

How the Mohs Scale Ranks Hardness

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The Mohs hardness scale is used by geologists and gemologists as a way to help identify minerals using a hardness test. How does it work?

Why Can't You Pump Your Own Gas in New Jersey?

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The Garden State of New Jersey is the only state in the U.S. where it's illegal to pump your own gas. What gives?

Why the Trucking Industry Actually Supports Higher Fuel Taxes

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Trucking organizations have called for an increase in fuel taxes. HowStuffWorks explains that counterintuitive stance.

Dogs Make More Expressive Faces When Humans Are Watching

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A study suggests your canine may be flashing those puppy dog eyes because it's trying to tell you something.

What Is a Postal Code? A Brief History of Zip Codes

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You use it all the time, but what is a postal code, really? In short, a zip code expedites mail delivery and helps prevent fraudulent activity on credit cards.

What's the Largest Pyramid in the World?

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When you think of the imposing stature of pyramids, you might picture the Great Pyramid of Giza. But the Egypt-based structure is by no means the only impressive pyramid in the world.

Is 'Jim Wilson' Airline Code for a Dead Body on a Plane?

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Is 'Jim Wilson' really a code name airlines use to refer to a corpse being transported on a plane? Or just an urban myth?

iPhone and Android Users Found to Have Different Personality Traits

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A study examined whether stereotypes about smartphone users held true. Learn more about smartphones and personality in this HowStuffWorks Now article.

You Can Read Scrambled Words — Under Certain Conditions

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Yuo cna raed thsi rgiht? Probably, but that doesn't mean a popular internet meme on the topic is totally accurate.

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