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Can an Electric Eel Kill You?
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Electric eels actually aren't eels at all, but they certainly are electric. Their shock can kill animals in surrounding waters, but could it take down a human?
Seals Clap Underwater to Communicate
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HowStuffWorks looks at the phenomenon of grey seals clapping underwater and asks why they do it.
How Quantum Computers Work
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Quantum computers use the power of atoms to perform memory and processing tasks. Learn why quantum computers will be faster than silicon-based computers.
Distance Runners Are More Desirable
Male distance runners may have a reproductive advantage over less sporty lads. Find out about endurance athletes at HowStuffWorks Now.
What's Mutual Assured Destruction?
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Mutual assured destruction was the principle behind Cold War military strategy. Learn about mutual assured destruction and its violent implications.
What happens when animals evolve in isolation?
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Speciation events are when members of the same species separate until they are no longer able to reproduce with each other. Learn more about speciation events.
Dental Work and Pericarditis
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Dental work can lead to pericarditis, a rare infection. Take a look at the symptoms, treatments and connection between dental work and pericarditis.
How Occam's Razor Works
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Occam's Razor is a line of reasoning that says the simplest answer is often correct. Learn about how we investigate the universe with Occam's Razor.
Ancient Babylonian Tablet May Show Early Trigonometry, But Some Experts Are Dubious
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A reinterpretation of an ancient Babylonian tablet shows that trigonometry might be 1,000 years older than thought. But there's some disagreement.
Monkeys Have the Anatomy for 'Human' Speech, But Not the Brains
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Can monkeys and apes talk? Learn more about primate speech abilities and vocal anatomy in this HowStuffWorks Now article.