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28 Industrial Revolution Inventions That Shaped Our World

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Many inventions during the Industrial Revolution caused Europeans and Americans to move from an agricultural economy to an industrial one and changed the world forever. What were the top 10?

How Airports Work

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Did you know that airports were once known as "flying fields" because planes took off and landed in large fields? Journey through the hidden world of airports in this article, but without the stress, nail-biting and packages of peanuts.

10 Tips for Telling Fact From Fiction

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It can be hard to tell fact from fiction. Here are 10 tips to help you tell fact from fiction.

How Area 51 Works

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Less than 100 miles from Las Vegas, is the most famous secret military installation on the planet: Area 51. For decades, the U.S. government refused to acknowledge it existed. But now, the secret is out.

How Hydroponics Works

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Hydroponics is the practice of growing plants without soil. Learn more about how hydroponics uses water as the nutrients for plants.

How Muppets Work

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Muppets come in just about every shape, color and style imaginable.

How NASA Works

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When most people think of NASA, they probably think of astronauts and the Kennedy Space Center. But there's a whole lot more to this 60-year-old organization.

How LSD Works

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LSD, also sometimes known as acid or Electric Kool-Aid, was the drug of choice for hippies. What made LSD so popular and what are acid trips like?

How Helicopters Work

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Believe it or not, the marvel we know as the helicopter began as a Chinese top consisting of a shaft - a stick - adorned with feathers on one end.

Babe Ruth

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Born in Baltimore in 1895, George Ruth Jr. became one of baseball's greatest players. Learn how Babe Ruth made baseball history at HowStuffWorks.

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