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How Much Do You Know About the First Automobiles?
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By some estimates, there are nearly 1 billion cars around the world, helping to accelerate economies and cultures in countless ways. How much do you know about early automotive history?
How Street Sweepers Work
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Street sweepers have been around for more than a century keeping our roads clean. Learn the history of street sweepers and what they're like today.
The FDA and America's Frightening Food System
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The FDA is supposed to ensure the food we eat are safe. Stuff They Don't Want You To Know looks at whether the foods we eat are actually safe.
Turning Air Pollution Into Ink
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HowStuffWorks explores AIR-INK, the result of a process that converts air pollution into ink.
Do we need biodegradable plastics?
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No all plastic is biodegradable. Could using more biodegradable plastic help our environment? Do we really need it? Find out if we really need biodegradable plastic with this article by HowStuffWorks.com.
What if we ran out of fossil fuels?
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We wouldn't stop requiring power. So how would a turn to alternative energy sources work out for transportation, international trade and our daily diets?
Top 5 Innovations in Oil Drilling
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Oil drilling has been around for more than a century. But because of the numerous developments in the technology, it has grown leaps and bounds in that time.
George Washington Carver: An Innovator Beyond His Era
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Few famous Americans enjoy a status as mythic as that of George Washington Carver, a man whose life as a botanist, agronomist, chemist and inventor earned him a lasting legacy. Carver's work is considered instrumental in changing Southern approaches to agriculture.
How the La Brea Tar Pits Work
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A sculpted mammoth shows visitors to the La Brea Tar Pits what these ancient animals might have looked like, but the pits themselves have looked the same for thousands of years. How did they form, and what discoveries lie beneath the sticky surface?
5 Showering Tips for Men
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Looking for showering tips for men? Visit HowStuffWorks to find five showering tips for men.