How Did the U.S. Look Before the EPA? - Today on HowStuffWorks NOW

Mar 13, 2017 05:36 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   How Did the U.S. Look Before the EPA? Are we ready to go back to a pre-EPA USA? Take a look at a series of pics from the National Archives to see what it was like before the agency was formed.       Ridiculous History: When U.S. Farmers Went Mad for Bird Poop And people were sailing to remote islands to get it.       Why Does the Secret Service Protect a President's Adult Children? Secret Service protection for a U.S. president and his family costs a bundle and is only mandatory for the commander-in-chief. Should the others decline it?       5 Quirky (and Super Specific) Dating Apps Dating isn't always easy. Fortunately, we've got apps that make finding partners with peculiar interests a breeze.       How Will Panhandlers Fare as Our Economy Goes Cashless? Fewer people carry cash, preferring to pay with cards or smartphone apps. What impact does that have on those who rely on pocket change?       Amazing, Absurd and Abnormal: Our Best Stories You Might Have Missed This Week Read up on table-tennis playing robots and homemade self-driving cars in this week's round-up of the latest podcasts and articles at HowStuffWorks.       From Food Waste to Wheels: Researchers Turn Tomatoes Into Tires Your next set of tires could come courtesy of food waste. Researchers have found a way to use everyday food scraps instead of petroleum, and it could change the industry.       Wild Lemurs Get Their Own Facial Recognition Software Scientists hope to eliminate need for tagging, extend system to other wild animals.       Picky Eating in Adults Is a Diagnosable Disorder — Really Preference for a very limited range of food can be common in children. But when does it become a diagnosable affliction for adults?       College Student Turns His Honda Civic into a Self-Driving Car for $700 Thanks to some open source software on the internet, other people are trying it too.       Here's What 'New Car Smell' Actually Is Ever huffed a Honda? Inhaled an Infiniti? Sniffed a Saab? Here's what you're bringing into your body.       Some Wild Elephants Need Only Two Hours of Sleep The two elephants studied even went some days without sleeping at all.     Copyright © 2017 InfoSpace Holdings 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

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The stuff we eat and drink is part daily necessity and part cultural identity. Every mouthful represents millennia of human collaboration and innovation. On FoodStuff, Anney and Lauren bite into the juicy stories – and science – behind everything that nourishes us.  DOWNLOAD EPISODE Copyright © 2017 HowStuffWorks, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website howstuffworks.com Our mailing address is: HowStuffWorks 675 Ponce de Leon Drive NE Suite 4500 Atlanta, Ga 30308 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

Why We Use the Suffix '-Gate' for Scandals - Today on HowStuffWorks NOW

Mar 08, 2017 05:24 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   Why We Use the Suffix '-Gate' for Scandals (And Can We Please Stop?) Scandalgate! The connotative suffix has been affixed to imbroglios aplenty. But has its overuse made us forget its original context?       Mars Has a Magnetosphere Problem. Inflatables Could Help And solving that issue could go a long way toward making our planetary neighbor habitable.       Who's in Charge of Investigating Deaths in Antarctica? Antarctica belongs to no one nation. So what happens in the event of a crime?       One Vaccine Breakthrough in the 1960s Has Prevented 10 Million Deaths A new study examines the impact of the WI-38 human cell strain, from lives saved to cases of disease prevented.       You Really Can Look Like Your Name, Research Says Turns out people are pretty good at matching names to faces, a new study shows.       Ancient Kite Fishing Technique Makes Its Way Into Modern Waters Forget worms and chum. The next time you go fishing, go fly a kite.       Far More Plants Get Consumed Thanks to Meat Eaters, Not Vegetarians Your burger used to be a cow. When you factor in the plants that cow ate along the way to becoming a burger, meat eaters are vegetable-consuming machines.       High Levels of Chemicals Found in House Cats While you're out and about, Kitty is prowling around the house, inhaling all kinds of things that aren't good for her. What could this mean for your kids?       Doctors Baffled by Rise in U.S. Teen Cancer Rate Researchers and doctors know some cancers in teens have skyrocketed since 1975. They just don't know why.     Copyright © 2017 InfoSpace Holdings 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