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These 5 Victorian customs might seem crazy by the standards of many cultures today!

Our planet does a pretty good job of protecting us from space. Which is awfully nice of it, because space is trying to kill us.

When it comes to the influenza virus, what you don’t know CAN hurt you. Tune in and get your flu facts straight.

Join Cristen as she dishes out some information on five very important mothers of history!

You know Einstein as one of the most important figures in 20th-century physics. But chances are there’s a lot about this dude you’ve never heard.

Space exploration is cool, but it’s also expensive. So why should we keep throwing all this money into orbit?

Parasites can be deadly. Learn more about parasites in this video from HowStuffWorks.

Here are 5 films that changed everything we know about movies.

The diagnosis of one of these diseases used to be a death sentence. Learn how modern medicine is working to defeat the microscopic invaders that used to kill millions.

Cannibalism is one of those ultimate human taboos – and rumors of cannibalism are a lot more common than proven cases. Here are a few of the real ones.

The city of Atlanta held a commemorative march and ceremony for the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. to highlight the progress made in the last 50 years since his passing. March along with HowStuffWorks.

Everybody’s got a zombie survival plan, but will you actually need it? This video explains 5 reasons that zombies don’t make any scientific sense.

Leprosy is a serious health concern in a few populations around the world, but it’s actually very treatable these days, especially if it’s caught early, and it has a low transmission rate. But the true facts about leprosy are still fascinating.

In recent years, we’ve heard numerous people, organizations and even courts debating things like same-sex marriage and same-sex parenting. And, unfortunately, there are also a lot of myths surrounding these topics. So let’s bust a few, shall we?

For almost 2,000 years a belief in angels was a crucial part of Christianity. In the fifth century, a Christian mystic named Dionysius the Areopagite claimed he learned the hierarchy of angelic beings through visions and meditation.

Can dogs really sense a thunderstorm before it arrives? How do they know when a patient’s about to have a seizure? And can your pooch really smell fear?

Humanity still isn’t entirely sure how the human body works... but at least we’re beyond prescribing cannibalism and radioactive chocolate!

False science 'facts' are often assumed to be true. Learn more about false science facts in this video from HowStuffWorks.

HowStuffWorks looks at how holiday lights came to brighten this festive season.

If you've felt limited by periods, commas and exclamation points, we get it. HowStuffWorks found six punctuation marks that don't exist but should.

HowStuffWorks checks out the implosion of the Georgia Dome.

Check out these knife skills!

In Egyptian legend, bees were created when the tears of the sun god Ra landed on the desert sand. Such myths are pretty wild, but here are 5 bee truths that are truly terrific.

People have disappeared without a trace for centuries, right? Sometimes we get hints of what happens, and often we find the missing person – but occasionally they’re just gone. Here are 4 of the strangest.