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What's the Difference Between a Nautical Mile and a Mile?
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What is a nautical mile, and how does it differ from a normal mile and a kilometer?
How Zero-gravity Flights Work
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Zero gravity flights are used to simulate a zero gravity environment for astronauts in training. Find out how zero gravity flights simulate weightlessness.
Who Invented the Light Bulb? It Wasn't Just Edison
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The light bulb literally brightened the whole world and Thomas Edison generally gets the credit for inventing it. But did he?
How do you convert engine torque to horsepower?
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When you convert from engine torque to horsepower, why is the number 5,252 involved?
How Pendulum Clocks Work
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Pendulum clocks are fairly complicated and may seem confusing, but they rely on simple forces. Find out how pendulum clocks keep accurate time.
Polaris Star: How to Spot the North Star in the Night Sky
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Polaris, also known as the North Star, is almost exactly over the celestial North Pole, making it extremely useful for navigation (and for making wishes on, as well).
How Knife Throwing Works
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Knife throwing is a performance art and awesome pastime. Learn about the technique and history of knife throwing.
World History: Where Should the Teaching Timeline Start?
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The College Board wants AP World History courses to cover history material from the year 1450 on. HowStuffWorks looks at the pitfalls of the timeline.
10 Cool Tools
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Unlike the hammers and chisels collecting cobwebs in garages everywhere, these high-tech tools have worked on everything from revolving water slides to boxing robots.
Can You Identify the Marvel Character From Three Hints?
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From Spider-Man to the Thanos, the Marvel Universe has a range of characters who will either save your cat or destroy half the planet. Will the burden of identifying these characters be too much to bear?