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How PlayStation Network Works
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Sony's PlayStation Network offers gamers the chance to dive into multiplayer entertainment with friends all over the globe.
How Do Bacteria Reproduce?
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Bacteria are both friend and foe to humanity. They cause and cure health problems, make rotting food stink and give sourdough its delicious taste. Find out how these countless tiny microbes accomplish all of this and more.
How Google Loon Works
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Google's Project Loon is intended to make Internet access available everywhere. Learn more about Project Loon at HowStuffWorks.
Autism Basics
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Autism is a condition that interferes with a child's ability to communicate and interact socially. Learn about treatments and the probable causes of autism.
How to Prevent Back Pain
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Preventing back pain is much easier than treating it after an injury. Learn how to avoid the bad habits that can damage your back.
What is OxyContin?
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I keep hearing about some drug called "OxyContin" in the news. What is it? Why all the fuss?
How much corn would I need to fuel a cross-country trip with ethanol?
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I've heard that it's possible to build a car engine to run off of ethanol, a byproduct of corn. How much corn would I need to grow in order to produce enough ethanol fuel to drive my car across the country?
How do they get the balls in ball bearings so perfectly round and smooth?
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Ball bearings can be found in a wide variety of machines and gadgets. If you take a look at one of them you may notice how perfectly smooth they feel and appear. How do they get like that? Find out how ball bearings are created in this article.
How Do Brewers Measure the Alcohol in Beer?
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How do beermakers know how the alcohol content of a beer? HowStuffWorks gets to the bottom of it.
How do sunless-tanning products work?
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How do sunless-tanning products work? Which is the most effective: self-tanning lotions or tanning pills?