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Why Humans Scream, Make Crazy Faces When Terrified
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Wouldn't keeping quiet help us get away from whatever's scaring us? What's the science behind the weird face and raw shout?
Why Are Legal Pads Yellow?
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They're instantly recognizable - mostly for their color. We're talking about yellow legal pads. So who decided they'd be yellow, anyway?
Why Are Planets Almost Spherical?
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None of the planets in our solar system are perfect spheres, nor for that matter is our sun. Learn more about oblate spheroids at HowStuffWorks.
Why Some People Faint When They See Blood
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What's the science behind fainting at the sight of blood? This BrainStuff video takes a look at the brain's internal toggle switch making some people hit the floor.
Why Soundtracks Love 'The Day of Wrath'
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The HowStuffWorks podcast The Soundtrack Show looks at the movie life of the 13th-century Latin hymn 'Dies Irae.'
We Need to Know Why the Female Bird Sings
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Female birds have their own song to sing. HowStuffWorks looks at the difference between male and female birdsong.
Why would you sue your co-op board?
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It's reasonable to feel slighted when a co-op board rejects your application or oversteps the bounds of its written rules. But do you have a valid reason to sue the co-op board?
Why Do Black Holes Twinkle?
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Researchers at Australian National University studied 5,000 star-eating behemoths to find out.
Why Americans Are So Crazy About Their Flag
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The United States flag fetish can seem surprising, confusing or even just quaint to outsiders. Where does it come from?
Why Socks Help You Sleep Better
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HowStuffWorks explores how socks help regulate your body temperature and allow you to fall asleep faster than going to be with cold feet.