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How Controlled Detonations Work
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It's a delicate, hair-raising business that usually ends in triumph, but can, in certain circumstances, end in tragedy. Welcome to the world of a bomb squad technician. It's explosive.
Colloidal Silver: What You Need to Know
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Colloidal silver can be used to treat many ailments and illnesses. Learn all about colloidal silver and other alternative medicines at HowStuffWorks.
How GPS Watches Work
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A GPS watch links to a net of synchronized computers orbiting Earth to provide you with highly accurate data. Learn what you can do with a GPS watch.
How Long Do Orchid Blooms Last? Tips for Growing Orchids
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Orchids might be the sexiest flower in the greenhouse. Its very name comes from the Greek word for "testicle!" And its reproduction methods are pretty exotic too.
How Skywriting Works
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Writing a legible message on paper requires a steady hand; writing one in the sky requires a steady everything.
Delta Variant and Unvaccinated Are Threats to Eliminating COVID-19
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The wildly contagious delta coronavirus variant now accounts for more than 80 percent of cases in the United States. Does it pose a threat to eliminating COVID-19 across the globe?
Top 10 Mind-bending Strategy Games
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The top 10 mind-bending strategy games all test your brain power. Visit HowStuffWorks to learn the top 10 mind-bending strategy games.
10 Groundbreaking Uses of Special Effects Makeup
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From 'The Phantom of the Opera' to 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,' here are 10 groundbreaking uses of special effects makeup from HowStuffWorks.
Do you really need to have a period every month?
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A monthly period is how Mother Nature would have her way with women, but is a monthly period necessary? Birth control manufacturers don't think so.
10 Strange Structural Engineering Marvels
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Some architects and engineers go big. Others get fancy. And yet others aim squarely for the completely bizarre. These imagination-bending, gravity-defying products may induce more than a few OMGs.