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What Is CERN?

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Decades before you ever heard of the Higgs, this multinational particle physics lab was smashing its way to answers about how the universe worked. Pop inside CERN just as half of the world's particle physicists do every year.

Can You Answer All of These "Jeopardy" Style Questions?

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Don't worry, we won't tell Alex Trebek that you weren't able to get all of the following "Jeopardy"-style questions right. But give it your best shot ... and you can pretend that you'll go home with piles of fresh game show cash.

Do short people live longer?

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If short people live longer, why is modern man taller than his ancestors? Learn if short people live longer and how height and longevity are linked.

The Largest Carnivorous Dinosaur May Not Have Been T. Rex

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They lived about 30 million years apart and never set foot on the same continent. Yet Giganotosaurus carolinii is always getting compared to the world's most popular dinosaur, the beloved and well-known Tyrannosaurus rex, both vying for the position of the largest carnivorous dinosaur in history.

Why the Mint Julep Is the Official Drink of the Kentucky Derby

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The mint julep is as synonymous with the Kentucky Derby as big hats and seersucker suits. But how did this drink wind up at the world's most famous horse race?

How Pole Vaulting Works

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Pole vaulting is one of the most interesting events in the Olympics! Learn how pole vaulters are able to fly so high, and what limits the maximum height!

Does a New Two-headed Shark Discovery Mean It's Time to Seriously Freak Out?

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What could cause a shark to have two heads? Learn more about the dicephalic mutation in this HowStuffWorks Now article.

Did Nikita Khrushchev Really Bang His Shoe in Defiance at the U.N.?

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Ask many what they know about the man who succeeded Stalin and ruled the Soviet Union for a decade, and they'll tell you it's the shoe.

Will bankruptcy keep me from getting a job?

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Could your career be affected by bankruptcy? Find out if bankruptcy can keep you from getting a job at HowStuffWorks.

1937-1942 Packard Darrin

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Dutch Darrin made an impact on the car world with his 1937 Packard Darrin. Learn how his personality played a part in the history of the Packard Darrin.

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