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How Fingerprinting Works
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Fingerprinting is a popular technique for identifying criminals and authenticating access. Learn about fingerprinting and its storied history.
Remember Pay Phones? Philly's Bringing Them Back for Free
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Since the advent of the cell phone, public pay phones have disappeared, but a new initiative to help the phoneless may just be bringing them back.
How the U.S. Coast Guard Works
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Unique among the U.S. armed forces, the Coast Guard is perpetually on active duty, entrusted with lots responsibilities and chronically underfunded. Learn about the U.S. Coast Guard.
Is there an archive for out-of-print video games?
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Playing classic out-of-print video games like 'Oregon Trail' can be tricky. Find out if there is an archive for out-of-print games to make things easier.
You're an Auto Trivia Expert if You Can Name All These Car Parts
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Oh, the pistons connect to the crankshaft! The crankshaft connects to the transmission! The transmission connects to engine! And the engine makes the whole car go! Think you can finish mapping all these car parts? Tune up this quiz and see!
Top 10 Causes of a Car Fire
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Vehicle fires account for nearly one of every eight fires reported. But cars don't just burst into flames like we see in the movies. So how do they catch fire?
How Murphy's Law Works
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Murphy's Law is the idea that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Learn about Murphy's Law and find out Murphy's Law was first used.
How a Nuclear Reactor Works
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Over the years, nuclear reactors have been viewed as both a miracle and a menace. How does a nuclear reactor do its job? And what happens when something goes wrong?
How ASPs Work
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ASPs are a completely new way to sell and distribute software and software services. Learn more about ASPs here.
Can You Name Every Car Part in This Quiz?
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A mind-boggling number of parts go into every vehicle to make it run. Toyota estimates that number somewhere along the lines of 30,000, but that includes the nuts and bolts. How many of those parts do you feel comfortable being able to identify? We promise, no "where does this bolt go?" questions!