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How can a sunscreen be sweat-proof?
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Is there such thing as sweat-proof sunscreen? Many activities such as swimming can wash off sunscreen. Learn if sweat-proof sunscreen works.
The Light and Airy Lyre Has Plucked Its Way Through the Ages
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The lyre is a small U-shaped harp that has appeared all over the world, from the ancient Greco-Roman culture, to India, Africa and beyond. Do people still play this ancient stringed instrument?
Branch Davidians and David Koresh's End of the World
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In 1993, FBI officials and other law enforcement agents became locked in a 51-day standoff with the Branch Davidians, a religious sect living on a 940-acre farm and compound near Waco, Texas, led by self-proclaimed prophet David Koresh.
Preventing Suicide While Protecting Gun Rights
HowStuffWorks looks at suicide risk and the suicide prevention advocates and gun rights supporters who are trying lessen it.
Anne Bonny: A Real Female Pirate of the Caribbean
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Anne Bonny was an Irish marauder whose brief period of piracy in enshrined her as legend as one of the few documented female pirates in history.
How Well Do You Know Your '80s Wrestling Trivia?
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There are few decades in the history of the wrestling industry that have seen the business expand quite like it did in the '80s. Here's your chance to see if you remember the most significant events of the era.
5 Improvements in Offshore Oil Drilling
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The explosion and fire that destroyed the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010 killed 11 crew members and triggered an environmental nightmare.
The Dyatlov Pass Incident: Could an Avalanche Have Killed the Hikers?
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What happened to the nine dead hikers at Dyatlov Pass in Russia? HowStuffWorks takes the mystery apart and examines it.
How Police Chases Work
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Learn how police officers train for pursuit driving, what equipment they use and what techniques give them an edge over fleeing criminals.
10 Innovations in Hydropower
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People all over the world are working on turning this very ancient power source into an even more important modern one. And that means a lot more than dams.