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How Crying Works
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Everyone cries. For some it's an emotional response, while others just shed tears when chopping onions. Are tears a way for us to cleanse our bodies?
How can I have an out-of-body experience?
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Out-of-body experiences (OBEs) are most often associated with sick or injured people, but scientists recently produced these experiences in healthy people. Learn how virtual reality can scramble your point of view.
Top 5 Crazy Government Experiments
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The occasional oddball research premise slips past the people who review government grant applications. What are some of the craziest instances of your tax dollars at work?
How 'Savant Syndrome' Makes Some People, and Their Brains, Extraordinary
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Savant syndrome is a rare condition in which someone with significant mental disabilities demonstrates certain unexplained extraordinary abilities.
How do you measure happiness?
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Can you measure happiness? See how researchers are trying to figure out how to measure happiness and learn about the Satisfaction with Life Scale.
What causes 'old person' smell?
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"Let's go to grandpa's room and see if it still smells funny," said Tommy.
Blind People Don't Always Have the Same Facial Expressions as Sighted People
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How do the expressions of blind people differ from the sighted? Learn more about blind facial expressions from HowStuffWorks.
Common-law Marriage and Divorce Differ by State
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The archaic practice of common-law marriage still exists in a handful of states. HowStuffWorks finds out more about common-law marriage.
Are decisions made in groups better than decisions made alone?
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Decisions made in groups can often be done alone or in small numbers. Learn about decisions made in groups in this article.
What causes 'old person' smell?
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We may not know how to describe it very well, but we all recognize 'old person' smell. Learn what causes 'old person' smell at HowStuffWorks.