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Stuff You Should Know

If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD,

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Due to a condition known as Thomsen's disease, the muscles of fainting goats tense up whenever the a

The recent disaster in Japan has caused massive damage and killed thousands -- but that's not all: T

Freegans prefer scavenging, volunteering and squatting to the more mainstream consumer practices of

How Mummies Work

2011/3/15

A mummy is a human being whose soft tissue has been preserved after death, and there are mummies aro

It's a controversial idea, to say the least: If evidence shows that addicts tend to be irresponsible

Cults are conventionally understood to be unestablished, non-mainstream religious groups that follow

How Fossils Work

2011/3/3

A fossil is a piece of once-living organic material that has undergone a transition from an organic

During World War II, the U.S. interned more than 100,000 Japanese and Japanese-American citizens. In

What is stagflation?

2011/2/24

When high inflation, slow growth and high employment combine, they result in an unfortunate economic

How Tickling Works

2011/2/22

What's the deal with tickling? Why does it make people laugh, and what's the science behind the reac

Crime scene photography is a crucial aspect of forensic investigation, but it's by no means a new pa

Numerous television shows feature blood pattern analysis -- but how do these fictional portrayals me

The Black Death was gruesome: Symptoms included tumors, purple splotches, fevers and vomiting. But h

How Bartering Works

2011/2/8

Bartering is an ancient practice. With the emergence of money-based transactions, it's no wonder tha

Why would someone fake an illness? Here's an even better question: Why would someone repeatedly make

How to Control a Riot

2011/1/27

It's no secret that people in crowds will behave differently than they would if they were alone. In

Venom isn't unique to snakes -- animals like scorpions, spiders, jellyfish and even platypuses can a

Oceans cover more than 70 percent of Earth's surface. But could the kinetic power of the tides or th

How the Mafia Works

2011/1/18

Many people are familiar with depictions of the Mafia in film, but what's the real story? Join Chuck

Does acupuncture work?

2011/1/13

Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese practice rooted in the precepts of Taoism, and for thousands of ye