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Why do men have an Adam's apple but women don't?An Adam's apple — that chunk of bony cartilage that's wrapped around the larynx — is more common than you think.
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What's So Special About the Date 10/10/10?On 07/07/07, couples ran to wedding chapels, and 08/08/08 was considered especially auspicious by the Chinese. Then Sept. 9, 2009 was heralded for its mathematical symmetry.
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How Are Fake Diamonds Made?Man-made diamonds can be whipped up in a laboratory in no time at all, yet they look and act remarkably similar to the real thing.
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Why Is the Constitution So Difficult to Interpret?
Today, it is the Supreme Court that ultimately holds interpretive power over the famed document, but it hasn't always been that way.
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Why Are Only Some People Allergic to Some Foods?
Children with allergy-prone parents are more likely to develop allergies themselves, though not necessarily to the same things.
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Why Do Bee Stings Hurt So Bad?When bees sting they release a chemical called melittin into their victim.
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What is Good About Good Friday?
Good Friday is a solemn day as far as the Christian faith is concerned.
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Canned Beer Turns 75
The first canned beer was sold Jan. 24, 1935. Beer in cans now outsell bottled beer.
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100 Years Ago: The Amazing Technology of 1910Inventions from a century ago laid the groundwork for innovations that changed our lives.
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Santa Claus: The Real Man Behind the MythFind out how the jolly figure is rooted in both folklore and fact.
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Did Ancient Sicilians Build Temples to 'Fit In?'Scientists ponder why almost all of the ancient temples on Sicily faced the east.
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Why We Carve Pumpkins, Not TurnipsThere are actual historical reasons that we carve pumpkins every Oct. 31.
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Why 09/09/09 Is So SpecialEveryone from brides and grooms to movie studio execs are celebrating the upcoming calendrical anomaly in their own way.
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Why Did People Become White?Scientists still can't figure out why humans got lighter.
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A Brief History of U.S. InnovationIt was simply homegrown ingenuity that turned America into a world leader.
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Humans 2.0: Replacing the Mind and BodyRecent breakthroughs in bionics and artificially lab-grown body parts already help people live bearable and more productive lives.
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Why Sonia Sotomayor Won't Make History
Others have had a tougher path then the Latina Supreme Court nominee
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Mutiny or Murder: What Happened to Henry Hudson?Hudson was never heard from again after a mutiny by his crew during a later voyage through northern Canada.
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The History of Bankruptcy: Dungeons, Slavery and ExecutionsThe head of GM won't be executed, like he could have been in some parts of ancient Rome.
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6 Odd Historical Tax Facts
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Today's Pirates Hearken to 'Golden Age'Sophisticated pirates who hijack trade ships cause billions of dollars in losses every year.
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Geithner Not the Only Treasury Secretary to Face CalamityStepping in as President Obama's new Secretary of the Treasury this past January was a bit like taking over as captain of the sinking Titanic.
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What Does an Egyptian Pharaoh Smell Like?She may have ruled like a man, but Egyptian queen Hatshepsut still preferred to smell like a lady.
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Medieval 'Vampire' Skull FoundThe remains of a medieval "vampire" have been discovered among the corpses of 16th century plague victims in Venice.
