How Stuff Works Daily Edition: September 2012

Saturday, September 8, 2012

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Stuff You Should Know's First-ever Crowd-sourced Quiz
10 Myths about Video Games
Dragon*Con 2012 Parade Pictures
10 Worst Computer Viruses of All Time
10 Scariest Bioweapons

Stuff You Should Know's First-ever Crowd-sourced Quiz

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Sure, Josh and Chuck know a lot of trivia gleaned from past Stuff You Should Know episodes, but so do their listeners. To give the fans a shot to prove their know-how, we've compiled this quiz made up entirely of questions posed by our followers on Twitter.

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10 Myths about Video Games

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Video games have been the stuff of legend ever since they took the world by storm in the early 1980s. In fact, the video game world is so insular that you'd have to be a dedicated gamer to even hear some of these myths.

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Dragon*Con 2012 Parade Pictures

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Dragon*Con takes place each year on Labor Day weekend. It's the South's biggest science fiction and fantasy convention, and its annual parade draws a crowd of local residents and fans from all over the world.

10 Worst Computer Viruses of All Time

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Most computer-savvy people know about viruses and how to prevent an infection. But what are the most destructive viruses of all time?

10 Scariest Bioweapons

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Aren't all bioweapons scary? Definitely. But these 10 are particularly troublesome once they're released from labs and unleashed on an unsuspecting public.

Friday, September 7, 2012

10 of the Biggest Lies in History

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You don't look fat in those pants. I didn't copy off his paper. She's a natural blonde. I am not a crook. Lots of us lie, but what are the biggest fibs ever told?

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The Ultimate Internet Myths Quiz

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From Big Brother security myths to the fabrication of what the Internet actually is, cyberspace is full of fictions of its own. Can you call a myth's bluff? Test your knowledge on what's real and what's not in the globe's largest electronic world.

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Cannon Challenge

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Take charge of your own Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Cannon, the revolutionary gun that represents the future of U.S. Field Artillery.

Will the world really end in 2012?

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Some people believe that the world will end in the very near future -- Dec. 21, 2012, to be exact. It's a date that the Mayans predicted long ago would mark a period of great change, but should we be worried?

iPad vs. Android Tablets

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With few built-in controls except for a flat touch-screen interface, tablet computers are attractive, highly portable, easy to use and just plain cool. But how do you decide which one is right for you?