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20 Silly and Unusual U.S. Laws
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Sometimes a strange law gets on the record books and just never gets taken off. Learn about 20 silly and unusual U.S. laws that haven't gone away.
5 Smooth Things You Didn't Know About Peanut Butter
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Why was a peanut butter sandwich originally a high-class meal? Do Americans prefer crunchy or smooth? Find out these and other tasty peanut butter facts.
The Worst Flood in History (and 9 Other Catastrophic Floods)
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Floods have shaped landscapes, destroyed cities and taken lives for centuries. This list that starts with the worst flood in history looks at some of the most catastrophic floods in recorded history, from natural disasters fueled by heavy rain to human-engineered failures that ended in tragedy.
What's a food desert?
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A food desert is a geographic area where grocery stores are scarce or missing. Learn about food insecurity and why it's hard to define a food desert.
The Arctic Ocean and Why You Literally Can't Live Without It
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The Arctic Ocean sits at the top of the planet, wrapped around the geographic North Pole and within by the Arctic Circle.
This Venomous Snakes Identification Quiz Is Really Hard, So We'll Be Impressed if You Even Get 4 Right
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Knowing sequences of colors and patterns can help you identify these venomous snakes from an image. Your life may depend on it!
10 Ways That Doctors Treated Infections Before Antibiotics
Scientists are now taking a second look at treatments that were popular before the discovery of antibiotics. Learn all about them at HowStuffWorks.
10 Animals With Better Jobs Than You
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Hate to say it, but some animals have far more interesting jobs - and more lucrative - than yours. Learn about these lucky 'dogs' at HowStuffWorks.
How the Emancipation Proclamation Worked
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While Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation didn't free the slaves, it was a crucial political move. Read about the Emancipation Proclamation.
How Atlanta's Cyclorama Was Used to 'Spin' the Civil War
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After the Civil War, the U.S. was still divided. HowStuffWorks talked to experts about how a monumental piece of art was used to rewrite the narrative.