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Jul 28, 2016 08:11 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   Artificial Sweeteners Makes Real Sugar Taste Even Better And that can be bad news for your waistline.       If Humans Were Built to Withstand a Car Crash, They Might Look Like This Graham is what you get when an artist, a trauma surgeon and a collision expert team up to imagine what humans would like if we evolved to fit cars.       The World Has Finally Made Its Very Last New VCR Many of us assumed the VHS video cassette player was already a thing of the past. Now it's officially being laid to rest.       So Exactly What Is American Cheese, Really? It's melty, it's gooey, it's oozy, it's yellow, it's processed It's on your burgers and in your grilled cheese sandwiches. But, uh… what's it made of?       Can Marijuana Enhance Athletic Performance? Sure, pot can help with myriad medical problems, from nausea to inflammation, but could it also improve performance on the field?       Daily TV Binge Watching Could Dramatically Shorten Your Life We know that a sedentary lifestyle is not healthy. A new study finds specific pulmonary embolism risks in watching more than 2.5 hours of TV in a day.       One Time This Pony Drank a Lot of Diet Coke. Here's Why For some horses and ponies, Diet Coke can be a literal lifesaver.       The Unexpected Reason Why the Smartest People Are OK With Alone Time Understanding prehistoric societies explains why most people are happiest in small groups — but some of us break from the norm with cities and solitude alike.       Saguaro Cacti Thrive When the World's Massive Volcanoes Erupt, Study Finds New research links massive historic volcanic eruptions in Asia to a baby boom generation of the iconic Sonoran Desert cactus.       Lucky Tetrachromats See World With Up to 100 Million Colors Whereas the majority of sighted people see a world with just a million colors, or fewer if you're color-blind.       It's the End of Moore's Law as We Know It (But Not Really) Moore's longstanding law might have only a few years left as far as cramming more stuff into a square inch of silicon. But what if you cram upward?       What Happens if the Olympic Torch Accidentally Goes Out? The Olympic flame is supposed to never go out until the games have ended. But hey, accidents happen. Here's what happens after the accidents.     Copyright © 2016 InfoSpace LLC, All rights reserved. HowStuffWorks, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list