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T-80 Main Battle Tank

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The T-80 Main Battle Tank continued the evolution of T-64 and T-72, adding a gas turbine engine. Explore the T-80 Main Battle Tank at HowStuffWorks.

Are leeches being used in modern medicine?

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Leeches can be beneficial in today's medical treatments. Learn how leeches are used in modern medical treatments.

How Chess Puzzles Work

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Chess puzzles are good practice for chess enthusiasts as they solve checkmate scenarios. Learn how Chess puzzles work at HowStuffWorks.

The Ridiculous History of the Chastity Belt

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Chastity belts were supposedly worn by women in the Middle Ages to keep them from having sex. A literal lock for a woman's nether regions. But how much truth is there to this torture device?

Rambutan Is the 'Hairier' Cousin of the Lychee Fruit

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Its name is a derivative of a Mayan word for "hair" and by the looks of it you can see why. But how do you eat a rambutan and what does it taste like?

Is Glass Recycling in the U.S. Broken?

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Only 25 percent of glass containers used by U.S. consumers were recycled in 2018, the most recent year for statistics. So, why aren't Americans doing better?

Is Dowsing Real, or Just a Bunch of Hocus-Pocus?

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When it comes to water witches we're faced with two distinct possibilities. One, they're either really good, at pulling a fast one on desperate landowners looking for groundwater. Or, two, they actually know what they're doing.

Sticks, Stones and Knucklebones: The History of Dice

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Whether bone or stone, plastic or fuzz, dice have been rolled by people looking for a little luck in civilizations throughout recorded history.

Is America Finally Ready for the Bidet?

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Bidet sales are increasing in the U.S. Learn more about the case for bidets in the U.S.A. at HowStuffWorks.

Boston, New York, Texas: The Origins of These and Other Great American Accents

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What does Boston have against the letter R? Why do Minnesotans sometimes drag out the 'O' sound? And what about the Noo Yawk accent?

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