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  Feb 14, 2012

  What If America Had Lost the Revolution?

  howstuffworks.com - Patrick J. Kiger

  In the 2000 movie "The Patriot," set in 1776, an American colonial landowner named Benjamin Martin, portrayed by Mel Gibson, reluctantly joins the …

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  2 days ago

  What Does Space Smell Like?

  howstuffworks.com - Valerie Stimac

  We all know space is empty, right? Most of space is completely absent of anything – not dust, not planets nor sun, not even air. So, why do many of …

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  Jun 22, 2020

  Why Is 'Mayday' the International Distress Call?

  howstuffworks.com - Nathan Chandler

  In May 2020, the pilot of Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK 8303 reported technical problems and uttered the dreaded "mayday" alert. "We have …

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  Jun 12, 2015

  What If a Man Takes Birth Control Pills?

  howstuffworks.com - Alia Hoyt

  The question here may be about what would happen if a man took birth control pills, but a more important question might be why a man would take birth …

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  6 days ago

  The World's 'Poles of Inaccessibility' Are, Well, Pretty Inaccessible

  howstuffworks.com - Patrick J. Kiger

  You might think of the South Pole as perhaps the most remote spot on Earth. In reality, it's not even the most remote spot in Antarctica. That …

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  6 days ago

  Ghost in the Machine: When Does AI Become Sentient?

  howstuffworks.com - Chris Pollette

  Science fiction authors often write stories featuring powerful, intelligent computers that – for one reason or another – become dangerous and decide …