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How Digital Clocks Work
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When you need to know the time, it's about a 50-50 chance you'll turn to some LEDs to find out. Ever wonder what goes on inside a digital clock or wristwatch? Find out about this basic digital technology -- and learn how to create your own digital timekeeper.
Can You Identify These Celebrities If We Make Them Look Like Babies?
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Have you ever wondered what your favorite celebrity looked like when they were a baby? Maybe you've tried to find baby photos with no success. Well, here's your chance. We baby-tized 40 celebrities, and you get to identify them. Can you do it?
Can You Name These Everyday Objects?
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Ever notice that there are some everyday items which we all know and use but we still tend to get stumped on their names? It can leave you feeling so out of touch, we know! If you're really in tune with all that happens around you every day, then show it - take this quiz!
Why We Say It's 'Raining Cats and Dogs' When It's Literally Not
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If you've ever uttered the phrase, "It's raining cats and dogs," you may have thought it was a bizarre way to describe heavy rainfall. After all, it conjures images of cats and dogs tumbling from the sky. While cats and dogs may not literally be falling from the sky, they may have inspired the phrase.
Tonnes vs. Tons: Metric vs. Imperial Measurements Strike Again
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If you’ve ever priced out cargo or read about a ship carrying coal, grain or bricks, you’ve seen tonnes vs. tons. These two words look similar yet refer to different systems and units. In international trade and technical writing, that small spelling shift changes real-world numbers.
River-bottom Bones: The Strange World of Underwater Fossil Hunting
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Winding through the South Carolina low country, the Cooper River is a reed-lined haven for sportfish and shorebirds. The waterway originates in Berkeley County's Lake Moultrie. From there, it proceeds all the way down to Charleston, where it merges with the Ashley and the Wando to form that city's world-famous harbor. (Ever hear of Fort Sumter?)
How Many Languages Are There? Literally Thousands
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Languages exist as ever-evolving systems of human communication that go beyond complex grammar or words you could learn from a quick search on Google Translate. Language consists of body language, social cues and mother tongue idioms that are shaped by culture and context. That said, how many languages are there in our vast world?
Are Your Eyes Attractive, Really?
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Have you ever wondered how attractive your eyes are? In this quiz, we're about to answer this with several questions about those pretty peepers of yours! Do you have beautiful, pretty, exotic or average-looking eyes? You'll never know if you don't take this quiz!
The Brown Tabby Cat Is Super Common but Not an Actual Breed
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If you've ever seen a cat (and we're almost certain you have), chances are very high that you've seen a brown tabby cat. With their swirling or striped markings and wide range of coat colors, tabby cats are beloved by cat owners for both their appearance and personality. But what exactly makes a cat a tabby?
Fattest Cat in the World Weighed More Than a 4-Year-Old Child
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In 1986, Himmy the cat set a record no cat will ever be able to beat — at least not in the eyes of the Guinness World Records. The organization named Himmy the fattest cat in the world. About a decade later, in 1998, Guinness decided it would no longer award this record as it didn't want to encourage pet owners to overfeed their cats in hopes of dethroning Himmy.