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Goodbye Beard, Hello Beardstache: Who Spots the End of Trends?
Trends have dominated modern life - setting them, spotting them, tracking them, analyzing them. Learn who declares them dead at HowStuffWorks Now.
How Embalming Works
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You may know that the ancient Egyptians used embalming in mummification. But they weren't the first to embalm their dead, nor were they the last. In fact, it's still being done today.
1983 Honda CX650T
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The 1983 Honda CX650T motorcycle was a turbocharged wonder but led to a technology dead end. Find out why and see pictures of the 1983 Honda CX650T.
Mystery Solved? DNA Tentatively Identifies Somerton Man
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The Somerton Beach man mystery has baffled authorities and mystery buffs for decades, but DNA researchers have finally put a tentative name to the man found dead on Somerton Beach in 1948.
The 'Hanged, Drawn and Quartered' Execution Was Even Worse than You Think
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This was no mere execution. In addition to being hanged until "almost" dead, body parts were taken out and burned before the head was cut off. And we haven't got to the quartering yet.
Meet the Trebuchet, the Castle-crushing Catapult of the Middle Ages
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Before the advent of gunpowder, enemy combatants used a powerful siege weapon called a trebuchet to forcefully launch projectiles - sometimes a large stone, a decapitated human head or a dead horse - at intended targets.
How Often Should You Wash Your Bedsheets?
Your sheets harbor more dirt, dead skin cells and bacteria than you'd like to think about. HowStuffWorks asks the experts how often to wash your bedsheets.
How Cryonics Works
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Dozens of people are frozen in cryogenic storage facilities, waiting to be revived when science is able to cure whatever killed them. But if they're dead, is revival from a frozen state even possible? Find out.
Can We Guess Your Age Based on Your Sense of Style?
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Let us know what you would never be caught dead wearing and what pieces you love most, and we'll be able to guess your age! Your clothes will give you away!
Do you lose the right to privacy when you die?
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Do you lose the right to privacy when you die? Read the arguments for and against the right to privacy after death.