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How the Metric System Works
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Ever heard of a little unit called a femtometer? Can you tell us how much you weigh -- in petagrams? We know you can't, so hurry up and start reading. We have work to do.
What Countries Use the Imperial System?
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Most of the world uses the metric system for everyday measurements, but only three countries in the world use the imperial system as their official system of measurement.
Each Year Spiders Eat Millions of Tons of Food More Than Humans
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How much food do the world's spiders consume? Learn more about the total biomass eaten by spiders annually in this HowStuffWorks article.
Sand Is in Such High Demand, People Are Stealing Tons of It
As the world becomes more urbanized, the demand for sand, a key ingredient of concrete, keeps growing. But there's only so much sand to go around.
10 Heaviest Objects Mankind Has Ever Moved
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It's always been a dilemma for humans: how to move that super-heavy object to a new place. But we always seem to find a way, don't we?
The Great London Smog of 1952
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A smog of epic proportions enveloped London in December of 1952. HowStuffWorks takes a look at the incident and its aftermath.
Queen Elizabeth II Bans Plastic From Royal Estates
Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth II is banning many plastics. Learn more about why the Queen is banning plastics from HowStuffWorks.
What Was the Biggest Dinosaur? Here Are the 4 Best Estimates
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Determining the biggest dinosaur is a tricky process. Dinosaurs are extinct, so scientists can't simply go out and measure the world's biggest dinosaurs.
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?
Plastics Will Outpace Coal in U.S. Carbon Emissions, Study Shows
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A new report released by Beyond Plastics suggests that plastics will release more greenhouse gas emissions than coal plants in the U.S. by 2030.