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Do Flying Cockroaches Target Your Face?
It seems like flying cockroaches want to dive bomb your face. But they don't really like humans. Find out what's going on in this HowStuffWorks video.
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HowStuffWorks NOW: Meet Graham, the Car-proof Man
Humans are smart, but we’re also squishy, vulnerable, and prone to putting ourselves in heavy, machines that go in excess of 70 miles per hour. So what would happen if humans evolved specifically to survive an auto crash?
Stuff They Don't Want You to Know: The Flat Earth Update
In ancient days civilizations across the world believed Earth was some sort of plane, a flat space in the absolute center of the universe. In recent weeks some celebrities have revived the concept. Is this a genuine belief or a marketing ploy?
Fw:Thinking: The Future of Big Data
Big data is the huge amount of information accumulated by online data centers. Jonathan Strickland examines the future of big data.
Stuff You Should Know: Welcome to Stuff You Should Know
Climb aboard with Josh and Chuck on their quest to explain everything interesting about the world, one topic at a time.
Stuff to Blow Your Kid's Mind: Gravity
Gravity is the force that holds us on the planet -- but how does it actually work? Join Robert and Julie as they explain how gravity works, and make a handy experiment to demonstrate gravity's effects.
Stuff They Don't Want You to Know: When Governments Shut Down
A government shutdown can be bad news for a country's leaders as well as its citizens. And government shutdowns have occurred before. So why do some pundits and theorists believe there's more to this story?
HowStuffWorks NOW: Squishy Octobot is a Total Softy
Scientists have created the world's first fully autonomous, squishy robot. Learn how its little balloon tentacles work and where its creators want it to go next.
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know: The Illuminati: The Music Industry
This episode examines the alleged links between music and the Illuminati, especially in modern music. Tune in to learn why some people believe today's most popular artists are members of a secret society bent on subverting the will of music-lovers.
Stuff You Should Know: Internet Roundup: The Worst Study Ever? & The World's Oldest Person
A groundbreaking study out of Switzerland discovers that drinking beer makes you friendlier, happier, and less inhibited. Stunning news. Also, we get into the surprisingly complicated business of determining the world's oldest living person.
Fw:Thinking: The Internet of Things
In the future, the Internet of Things will impact our daily lives. Learn how the Internet of Things will work in this video from Fw:Thinking.
Stuff They Don't Want You to Know: The Bermuda Triangle | CLASSIC
Decades of strange accidents and alleged disappearances have given the Bermuda triangle a terrible reputation -- but how much of this is deserved?
Stuff of Genius: Stephanie Kwolek: Kevlar
When Stephanie Kwolek couldn't pursue a career in medicine, she took a job as a research chemist. Tune in to learn how this unplanned career led to the Stuff of Genius that changed the world and saved thousands of lives.
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HowStuffWorks Illustrated: Zipper Merge
The zipper merge is best. Drivers should stay in their lane until the very last minute and then take turns entering the open lane.
HowStuffWorks: Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's "Infinity Mirrors" exhibition
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's "Infinity Mirrors" exhibition
HowStuffWorks Illustrated: Forgot to Defrost Your Turkey?
HowStuffWorks breaks down the fastest and safest method to defrost your turkey so you can get it in the oven and on the table.
HowStuffWorks: Illustrated: Scutoids! Just Like Spheres and Cubes, But Not
The scutoid is kind of like the Higgs boson. Researchers theorized the new shape existed. And then they went looking for it.
HowStuffWorks Illustrated: Royal Succession
Who's in line for the British throne? HowStuffWorks breaks down the line of succession to Queen Elizabeth.
HowStuffWorks: 3d printing: 3d printing update
HowStuffWorks interviews Dr. Mathew Pombo a Orthopedic Sports Medicine Surgeon at Emory hospital about how 3d printing is used to help people walk.
HowStuffWorks Illustrated: How Physics Helps Animals Fly
HowStuffWorks explains how physics helps animals get airborne.
HowStuffWorks: Eyebrow trends over the last 100 years
HowStuffWorks: Eyebrow trends over the last 100 years
Stuff to Blow Your Mind: Can computers be 'creative'? - Science on the Web
Computer scientists have been working on the creativity problem for a while. Learn more about dreaming of electric sheep in this video from Stuff to Blow Your Mind.
HowStuffWorks Visits the Parthenon in Nashville
HowStuffWorks headed to the Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee for some exploring and discovery in a new 2018 Chevy Traverse.
What would it take for you to embrace the one thing you fear the most? On this episode, Dr. Oz shares how Tony Robbins helped him face his fear of heights. The challenge: climb to the top of a telephone pole, and then... leap! See for yourself...
HowStuffWorks Illustrated: What Is Blockchain?
HowStuffWorks explains how blockchain technology, which relies upon a shared record of transactions across a peer-to-peer network of computers, is taking over the world.