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Thursday, September 2, 2010

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Top 10 Survival Tools
5 Reasons Why You Dream
What the Ancients Knew Videos
Top 5 Speeds Clocked on the Autobahn
Can you really escape an alligator if you run in a zigzag?

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Let's say your vacation tour group ditches you in the outback. Or your car slips off an icy road in the middle of nowhere. Will you have the tools to save your life?

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5 Reasons Why You Dream

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From infancy until our last days, our minds constantly produce dreams while our bodies are at rest. But, what exactly are dreams, and why do we have them?

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What the Ancients Knew Videos

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Ancient Egyptians believed that without an intact body there was no afterlife. Learn more about Ancient Egyptian burial practices on The Science Channel's "What The Ancients Knew."

Top 5 Speeds Clocked on the Autobahn

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Did you know that about half of the autobahn has posted speed limits, and there's always a posted "recommended speed" everywhere else? Even so, the autobahn remains a tempting informal speed track for drivers. How fast have the fastest of them gone?

Can you really escape an alligator if you run in a zigzag?

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You've heard this adage a million times, and perhaps it even brings you comfort when you're in gator territory. But is it really helpful advice?

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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

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8 Automotive Lemons
The Ultimate Star Wars Quiz
Deconstructed: Car Batteries
Top 10 Most Beautiful Drives in the United States
Pee Power: The Latest Experiments in Turning Waste into Energy

8 Automotive Lemons

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Sometimes a great idea just doesn't pan out when the rubber hits the road. Check out our list of 8 automotive lemons and learn why they flopped.

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The Ultimate Star Wars Quiz

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If you've been to Dragon*Con more times than you can count and can rattle off everything that's wrong with Episodes 1, 2 and 3, then we've got a quiz for you. Test your knowledge of all things Star Wars with this quiz. (Note: Using the Force is considered cheating.)

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Deconstructed: Car Batteries

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Find out how car batteries get your car rolling in this clip from The Science Channel's "Deconstructed."

Top 10 Most Beautiful Drives in the United States

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The road trip is an American tradition, and some drives are simply more beautiful than others. If you're looking to tour the United States by car, which scenic routes should you take?

Pee Power: The Latest Experiments in Turning Waste into Energy

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Humans produce 10 billion liters of urine every day. That's a lot of raw material with which to power the world. HowStuffWorks.com blogger Sarah Dowdey covers some ideas for converting waste into energy.