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How to Start a Community Garden
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A community garden might be the answer if you're strapped for green space. See how you can start a community garden even if you live in an apartment.
Ringling Bros. Retiring Elephants Early. PETA Still Not Smiling
All 11 of the circus's touring elephants are headed for a Florida retirement in May. Learn more about Ringling's elephants at HowStuffWorks Now.
What Caused the Dust Bowl?
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What if the land you relied upon simply blew away? In the 1930s, poor stewardship and crushing drought created black blizzards and an internal American exodus known as the Dust Bowl.
How Municipal WiFi Works
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Learn about the amazing things that municipal wireless networks can do -- besides potentially providing free or cheap Internet access.
What's the Difference Between Global Warming and Climate Change?
Global warming and climate change are terms often treated like synonyms, but they have different meanings. We'll explain the difference and why both are so important to know.
How Project HOPE Works
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Project HOPE is an international health aid organization that has saved millions. Learn more about Project HOPE at HowStuffWorks.
Is Ghost Towns Real? Exploring Their History and Mysteries
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Ghost towns are abandoned settlements that once thrived, often due to economic or environmental changes.
How Trains Work
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We humans are mobile. Long before flight, FusionMan or even your average automobile arrived on the scene, trains were transporting us all over civilization. How did we get from horse-drawn carts to high-speed trains?
10 Online Business Ideas That Never Took Off
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Some online businesses were flat-out terrible ideas, while others were ahead of their time. See 10 of these online business ideas that never took off.
Do the Olympic Games generate profits?
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Do the Olympic Games make money for the city hosting them? The answer might surprise you. Find out whether the Olympic Games generate profit.