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What are liquid assets?
To some people, it may mean clean drinking water or gasoline. Although these are really important commodities, they may or may not qualify as liquid assets. What is as fluid as cash?
Who puts together a television network schedule?
If you started watching "The Simpsons" when it took to the airwaves in 1989, you may have been annoyed when Fox moved it to the same time slot as another popular show -- "The Cosby Show." Who decides how to schedule network TV shows, and how much do timeslots really matter?
How Cannibalism Works
A popular piece of diet advice is not to snack unless you're hungry enough to eat an apple. But what about consuming human flesh? Is cannibalism about hunger, power or desperation? And is cannibalism still alive and well in our modern world?
Can I run my MP3 player on methanol?
Tired of the battery in your MP3 player running down? Perhaps you could look at alternatives. Can you really use a methanol fuel cell to power an MP3 player?
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Are humans wired to survive?
A Japanese hiker slipped, was knocked unconscious and then survived 24 days without food or water. That's not supposed to be possible. What survival instincts fuel us through dire straits?
How Jet Packs Work
Many people fantasize about being able to soar through the sky, but we're not aerodynamic creatures. Could human flight be possible with recent technological developments in personal jet packs?
What if I accidentally zapped someone with my stun gun?
Millions of police officers, soldiers and ordinary citizens carry real-life stun weapons to protect against personal attacks. But what happens if one of those people accidentally stuns someone else?
Are people without wisdom teeth more highly evolved?
If wisdom teeth are so wise, why do they keep sprouting in the gums of people who don't need them anymore? Should a lack of wisdom teeth give you bragging rights as a highly evolved human?
Wired for Survival
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How Stock Futures Work
The Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P; 500 index plummeted nearly 3 percent yesterday. The drop came after Lehman Brothers investment bank announced it�s filing for bankruptcy, and Bank of America acquired Merrill Lynch for $50 billion.
How SMS Works
Federal investigators will seek the cell phone records of two teenagers and a train engineer to determine whether text messages played a role in last Friday�s commuter train crash in Chatsworth, Calif., which killed 25 people.
Can a dog really predict an epileptic seizure?
A German shepherd named Buddy saved his owner�s life by calling 911 after the man suffered a seizure. Once connected to emergency services, the dog barked repeatedly, and the dispatcher sent help to the man�s home.
How the Papacy Works
During a Mass for ailing pilgrims in Lourdes, France, Pope Benedict XVI urged the sick to accept death "at the hour chosen by God," reaffirming the Vatican's opposition to euthanasia. How is the pope elected, and what kind of authority does he have?
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