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How Dry Cleaning Works
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Want to know what happens to your clothes after you give them to the dry cleaner? Do they actually stay dry? Take a behind-the-scenes look at the dry-cleaning process.
How Toy Testers Work
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Most jobs go to adults, but who better to test toys and games than the kids who love them? Learn more about toy testers at HowStuffWorks.
10 Monumental Events That Were Overshadowed by Other Events
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Where were you when Farrah Fawcett died? Chances are you don't remember. But if we threw out Michael Jackson's name you could probably answer the question. Guess what? Both events were on the same day.
How a Marathon Works
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Marathons are 26.2 miles in length and have been known to cause death. Find out what marathons are all about and why anyone would run one.
How Ketchup Works
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As people begin to prefer spicier sauces, what's the future of ketchup? Find out from HowStuffWorks.
10 Extinct Hominids
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Decades of fossil discoveries have revealed much about the extinct members of our hominid family tree, but we're far from having all the answers. What have we learned from some of these fascinating finds?
How the Big Bang Theory Works
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The big bang theory is well-known, but there are many misconceptions about it. Like what? Let's start with this one: There was no bang.
How U.S. Public Broadcasting Works
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NPR and PBS have been on the air for years, amid recurring calls for government defunding. Learn more about U.S. public broadcasting at HowStuffWorks.
10 Ways to Spot a Fake News Story
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Some news stories are easy to spot as fakes, others are harder. See 10 ways to spot a fake news story to learn more.
How DNA Evidence Works
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DNA evidence is explained in this article from HowStuffWorks. Learn about DNA evidence.