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1/20/2023
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Samsung Galaxy S23: Here's What We're Hoping to See

Did You Know?: We think of espresso as having more caffeine than drip coffee, but we don't drink espresso in drip coffee quantities. A single 1 oz shot of espresso only has approximately 40 mg of
1/10/2023
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What's New in Chrome 109, Arriving Today

Did You Know?: Half of the world's geysers are located in Yellowstone National Park. Read in Browser Logo for How-To Geek January 10, 2023 Did You Know? Half of the world's geysers are located
1/9/2023
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Does Unplugging Electronics and Appliances Actually Save Money?

Did You Know?: The voice actors behind Mickey and Minnie Mouse throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and most of the 2000s were real-life husband and wife: Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor. Read in Browser Logo
1/8/2023
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Do LED Bulbs Burn Out?

Did You Know?: You can find all manner of canned vegetables, but not broccoli: the temperatures required for canning turn it into an unappetizing mush. Read in Browser Logo for How-To Geek January 8,
1/7/2023
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Do You Need a 144Hz, 240Hz, or 300Hz Refresh Rate Display?

Did You Know?: The lens of your eye casts everything it sees upside down onto your retina; only when the image reaches the visual processing center of your brain is it inverted. Read in Browser Logo
1/6/2023
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How-To Geek's Best of CES 2023 Award Winners

Did You Know?: The system bus, a component of computer hardware architecture, derives its name from the Latin word “omnibus”, meaning “for all”, a reference to how a bus shuttles all the data between
1/5/2023
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Why I'm Switching Back to Cable TV

Did You Know?: The Library Hotel in New York City is arranged based on the Dewey Decimal System; its ten guest floors correspond to ten of the major categories in the Dewey Decimal System and its 60
1/4/2023
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[Updated] Kick off the New Year With Deals on Nest Hubs, ROG Laptops, & More

Logo for How-To Geek Deals January 4, 2023 It's us again! In our earlier e-mail today, the coupon code we shared for DeleteMe was incorrect. Please use GEEK2023 instead. Details below! Kick off the
1/4/2023
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Kick off the New Year With Deals on Nest Hubs, ROG Laptops, More

Logo for How-To Geek Deals January 4, 2023 Kick off the New Year With Deals on Nest Hubs, ROG Laptops, More Happy New Year and welcome to the first HTG Deals roundup of 2023. To kick things off, we
1/4/2023
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Apple's 7 Biggest Hardware Design Fails in History

Did You Know?: Researchers at MacEwan University discovered that people who frequently play video games were significantly more likely to have lucid dreams than non-gamers. Read in Browser Logo for How
1/3/2023
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Should You Upgrade to Wi-Fi 6E?

Did You Know?: Thanks to serious conservation efforts and sustainable harvesting programs starting in the 1950s, the United States has enjoyed increasing tree growth ever since. Read in Browser Logo
1/2/2023
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How Screen Savers Literally Save Your Screen

Did You Know?: Not only did astronomer William Herschel discover Uranus, two of its moons, and two of Saturn's moons, he was also a talented musician who composed 24 symphonies, many concertos, and
1/1/2023
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9 Cybersecurity Tips to Stay Protected in 2023

Did You Know?: In a bid to keep the ingredients secret, WD-40 was never patented. Read in Browser Logo for How-To Geek January 1, 2023 Did You Know? In a bid to keep the ingredients secret, WD-40 was
12/31/2022
17 : 24

How Long Can You Keep Using an Android Phone?

Did You Know?: The oldest plant scientists have brought back to life is a 32000 year old strain of the flower Silene stenophylla; they recovered the seeds from a prehistoric cache left behind by an ice
12/30/2022
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Here's How to Use Your Smart Home to Fool Burglars

Did You Know?: Billy Hippopotamus (William Johnson Hippopotamus) was a pygmy hippo given to US President Calvin Coolidge in 1927 by none other than tire titan Harvey Firestone. Billy was housed in the
12/29/2022
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The 10 Articles Our Readers Liked Best in 2022

Did You Know?: The very first mass manufactured drinking straw was made of paper coated in wax; the straw was invented by Marvin C. Stone in 1888 because he found the grassy flavor that the natural rye
12/28/2022
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Save Big on Headsets and Other Great Accessories

Logo for How-To Geek Deals December 28, 2022 Save Big on Headsets and Other Great Accessories Christmas is over and buying more goodies may be the last thing on your mind, but as it turns out, you
12/28/2022
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Why You Should Be Using a Mousepad

Did You Know?: The word “heifer” is not just another word for a cow, but specifically refers to a young cow over one year of age that has not given birth to a calf yet. Read in Browser Logo for How-To
12/27/2022
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10 Samsung Galaxy Default Settings You Should Change

Did You Know?: Christmas babies don't come often, as December 25th is one of the least common birthdays in the United States (other than January 1st and February 29th)—but when they do, as
12/26/2022
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The Best Kindle and Ring Doorbell Features You Should Be Using

Did You Know?: In the movie Toy Story, the toolbox used to trap Woody beneath a milk crate is labeled Binford Tools—a nod to the fictional tool company featured in the show Home Improvement, a show