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Remember Your School Supplies From the '50s?
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Push pins, steel pins, thumb tacks, paste sticks ... The 1950s produced school supplies that either stuck to things or stuck you back if you weren't careful. This quiz will inspire you to call up coveted school supplies from the past. How many can you correctly ID? Get ready to figure out some cool school stuff!
How Lie Detectors Work
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Lie detection is a consistently controversial topic -- how can a machine tell truth from deception? Does everyone have the same physiological reaction when telling a lie? If so, how can some people "beat the box"? Find out what these devices measure and if they really can detect lies.
How Blowtorches Work
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Blowtorches produce an exceptionally hot flame and harnesses that heat to mold and cut metal. Learn how the blowtorch revolutionized welding.
10 Wrong Grammar Rules Everyone Knows
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Is there a rule against starting a sentence with a conjunction? Learn about this so-called rule and other grammar edicts that may not be rules at all.
10 Towing Tips
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These 10 towing tips will help make your next towing experience go a lot more smoothly. Check out these 10 towing tips at HowStuffWorks.
How Does a 3D Printer Work?
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3D printing has made it possible to print out almost anything - including homes, medical devices, clothing, and even a human heart! But how does a 3D printer work, and what are the drawbacks?
10 Common Skin Irritants
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Skin irritants could be a chemical, a surface or a substance to which you're allergic. See 10 common skin irritants you should you avoid.
How the Raspberry Pi Works
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The Raspberry Pi may be the device that gets us back to computing basics. And that's a very good thing. Learn what Raspberry Pi is all about.
Top 10 Structurally Amazing Bridges
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Bridges move cars, trains, bikes and people, among other things. These 10 may even move your soul with their engineering ingenuity and beauty. So which 10 make the cut?
How Fear Works
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Fear is the brain's reaction to a stimulus where chemicals are released that raise the heart rate. Learn about fear and the different fear responses.