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10 Technologies That Help Buildings Resist Earthquakes
Bend but don't break: That's the idea behind many of these temblor-thwarting technologies. They may even allow a building's inhabitants to walk out unharmed and start picking up the pieces after the earthquake subsides.
10 Tips for Mapping Your Family History
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You might know where you're going but do you know where you came from? Here are 10 tips for mapping your family history from HowStuffWorks.
How Jack the Ripper Worked
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Jack the Ripper was a brutal serial killer who haunted the West End of London in 1888. Read about Jack the Ripper and his bloody killing spree.
How Newton's Cradles Work
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Five metallic balls on slender threads sit side by side. As one on the end hits the rest, the one on the opposite end rises and falls. Why don't the balls in the middle move? It's complicated.
How Racing Team Trailer Towing Works
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Interested in racing team trailer towing? Learn all about racing team trailer towing at HowStuffWorks.
Top 5 Most Popular Skin Cleansers
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There are dozens of skin cleansers on the market, but if you want to learn about the top 5 most popular skin cleansers, check out HowStuffWorks.
Can You Match the '70s TV Character to Their Show?
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Hey Jack Tripper, come and knock on my door! Think you have what it takes to match these characters to your favorite 70s shows? Don your bell-bottoms and try your luck now!
How Greenhouses Work
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Reproducing plants out of season gave man a measure of control over nature. The allure of it sparked the imagination and inspired new methods for building structures devoted to plants. So how do greenhouses work?
How Skywriting Works
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Writing a legible message on paper requires a steady hand; writing one in the sky requires a steady everything.
7 Scary Extinct Animals That Were Absolute Terrors
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If you thought sea monsters were just the stuff of myth, you thought wrong. With giant, razor-sharp teeth, ancient cetaceans - the ancestors to modern whales, dolphins and porpoises - make even nightmares seem dull.