Monday, February 20, 2012

HowStuffWorks DailyStuff

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Top 5 Love Lies

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Pop principles about love often end up on the chopping block, but classic wisdom about happily-ever-after may not be so spot-on, either. Which time-honored, love-related truisms break down when put under the microscope?


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Know how to capture light with slow shutter speed? Take this quiz!

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A slow shutter speed allows photographers to create a variety of in-camera effects. Find out how much you know about painting with light and shooting night for day with our quiz.


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Image Gallery: Landing on Mars

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Ten years ago, NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft began its mission to map the Red Planet, while also relaying communication between rovers on the surface. What does it take to land a vehicle on Mars?


How Carl Sagan Worked

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He may have been born in Brooklyn, but Carl Sagan was gunning for the stars as soon as he arrived in this world. Get to know the scientist whose infectious delight in the universe still holds us spellbound.


How the Donner Party Worked

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The pioneers of the Donner Party left Illinois in 1846, headed for the sunny hills of California. They ended up snowbound for months in the Sierra Nevada with dwindling supplies and a rising death toll. Did they really resort to cannibalism?


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