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What Is Dynamite and How Does It Work?

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Alfred Nobel revolutionized several industries with his invention of dynamite. Learn more about how dynamite works and its controversial history.

Is the Liger a Real Animal or Just a 'Napoleon Dynamite' Gag?

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The liger is the offspring of a male lion (Panthera leo) and a female tiger (Panthera tigris). There is another type of lion-tiger hybrid called a tigon, which results from the breeding of a male tiger and a female lion. But ligers specifically have male lions as their fathers and female tigers (aka tigresses) as their mothers.

How do torpedo engines work under water?

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Since a torpedo cannot have an air-breathing engine like a boat, how is it propelled through the water?

Quiz: Are You a True BTS Fan?

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Learn more about K-Pop band BTS's road to success with this HowStuffWorks quiz.

Can You Nominate Yourself for a Nobel Prize?

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Nobel prizes offer lots of prestige and big payouts. But how do you become eligible for one? And can you lobby for yourself?

How Building Implosions Work

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Safe, professional building implosions combine mathematics, intuition and sheer explosive power. Find out how the experts bring down huge structures without damaging the buildings nearby.

Are expensive watches better than cheap watches?

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Are expensive watches really better than cheap watches? Do they tell time better? Find out if expensive watches are better than cheap watches.

'God Is Dead' and 4 Other Quotes From Nietzsche, Explained

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Nietzsche's prose is playful, but its meaning is often opaque. Though perhaps we should expect nothing less from a philosopher who wrote, "I am not a man. I am dynamite."

How Bombs Work

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Bombs come in many different shapes and sizes, from small like a grenade to huge like a thermonuclear warhead. Check out what the inside of a bomb looks like.

The 1964 Socorro UFO Encounter

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In 1964, police officer Lonnie Zamora saw an egg-shaped UFO in Socorro, New Mexico -- and the pilots. The encounter was so incredible that government nvestigators from the secret Project Blue Book even came to investigate.

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