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Permanent Hair Removal
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Permanent hair removal is a serious undertaking. Visit HowStuffWorks to learn all about permanent hair removal.
Why Do People Eat Dirt?
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Geophagy is the worldwide phenomenon of people eating dirt. HowStuffWorks takes a look at this counterintuitive practice and why people do it.
5 Most Common Causes of Infertility
Are you wondering what the most common causes of infertility are? Visit HowStuffWorks to find the 5 most common causes of infertility.
What Is A Rip Current?
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Rip currents are narrow, powerful currents of water that run from the beach out into the ocean. Learn how rip currents form and how to escape rip currents.
How Gypsies Work
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Who are the gypsies? Movies and books often portray gypsies as fortune tellers and beggars, but what's the real story? Read about gypsies at HowStuffWorks.
10 Things Your Dry Cleaner Doesn't Want You to Know
He runs a mysterious universe where clothes soak in chemical baths and hundreds of hanging plastic bags march in formation at the push of a button. We take you inside your dry cleaner's world and explain why it costs $7 to clean your silk shirt.
How Emergency Notifications Work
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Emergency notifications provide instant alerts. Find out how they work.
9 Biggest Spiders in the World: A Journey into the Gigantic
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While they may incite fear due to their impressive dimensions, these spiders play crucial roles in their ecosystems and have become subjects of significant scientific interest and study.
How Good Are You at Spelling, Really?
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Think you're a good speller? Let's put that to the test! We're going beyond "the" and "teh", "broccoli" and "brocoli" or "truely" and "truly" to quiz you on some of the hardest words for English speakers to get right.
Can You Identify These Old-Timey Words in 6 Minutes?
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There are lots of words that we don't really use anymore. Some have even disappeared from the dictionary! Want to see if your old-school vocabulary is still solid? Test your knowledge of older words in this quiz!