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4/26/2023
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Edge Is Leaking Your Browsing Data, It's Time to Say Goodbye
Did You Know?: When Texas State University researchers ran out of funding for their expedition to uncover artifacts from the wreck of 17th century pirate Captain Henry Morgan's ship, the necessary
4/25/2023
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10 Tips to Speed Up an Android Phone
Did You Know?: There are no remaining confirmed descendants of the 16th US President, Abraham Lincoln; his last descendant, great-grandson Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, died on December 24, 1985. Read
4/24/2023
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8 Mistakes to Avoid When Buying a Wi-Fi Router
Did You Know?: The play, fast-forward, and rewind button logos were originally intended to indicate the direction the tape media would move if you pressed the button. Read in Browser Logo for How-To
4/23/2023
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10 Apple Maps Features You Should Be Using
Did You Know?: “Bus” is derived from the Latin word “omnibus”, which means “for all”. Read in Browser Logo for How-To Geek April 23, 2023 Did You Know? “Bus” is derived from the Latin word “omnibus”,
4/22/2023
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How to Dispose of or Recycle Old Batteries
Did You Know?: The 1988 animated film The Land Before Time had nearly 10 minutes of footage across 19 scenes removed before the theatrical release in order to give the film a G instead of PG rating.
4/21/2023
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Tired of Sleeping With Your Smart Phone? You Need This
Did You Know?: Despite the curved appearance of their backs, camels have straight spines. The humps are not skeletal, but are fatty deposits. By concentrating their fatty tissue in one area, the camels
4/20/2023
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10 Bing Chat AI Features You Should Be Using
Did You Know?: “Lanthorn” is an archaic spelling of “lantern” because animal horns that had been scraped thin and flattened were used in place of glass in early lanterns. Read in Browser Logo for How-
4/19/2023
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Save Big on Our Editors’ Favorite SSDs, Mice, and More
Logo for How-To Geek Deals April 19, 2023 Save Big on Our Editors' Favorite SSDs, Mice, and More Welcome back to another edition of our deals roundup. This week, we found some stellar discounts you
4/19/2023
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Is Hibernating Your PC Bad for Your SSD?
Did You Know?: A meter was originally defined as one ten-millionth of the distance between the Earth's equator and the North Pole along a great circle. Read in Browser Logo for How-To Geek April 19
4/19/2023
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Juice Jacking Explained & Smart Blinds: Why They're Worth It
Did You Know?: The character Mr. Keating (played by Robin Williams) in the film Dead Poets Society, was based on the real-world English teacher Samuel Pickering. Scriptwriter Tom Schulman was a student
4/19/2023
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ASUS's Mesh Wi-Fi 6E System Drops to Lowest Price Ever, Plus More Deals
Logo for How-To Geek Deals April 12, 2023 ASUS's Mesh Wi-Fi 6E System Drops to Lowest Price Ever, Plus More Deals We're already almost halfway through April (I know, it's far too soon), and
4/19/2023
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Why One Ultrawide Is Better Than Two Monitors
Did You Know?: Quality champagne glassware features microscopic etchings in the bottom of the glass to serve as a nucleation point for the carbonation bubbles. Read in Browser Logo for How-To Geek
4/19/2023
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How Long Do CDs and DVDs Last?
Did You Know?: Do you often sneeze when exposed to a bright light, such as stepping out of a dim movie theater on a sunny day? Then you're one of the 18-35 percent of people that have “photic
4/19/2023
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Why ChatGPT Is Not a Replacement for Siri and Google Assistant
Did You Know?: The white crescent-shaped area at the base of your fingernail is called a “lunula” (from Latin, meaning “little moon”). Read in Browser Logo for How-To Geek April 15, 2023 Did You Know?
4/19/2023
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10 Weird Subreddits You Need to See
Did You Know?: The correct Latin plural of stadium is stadia, but the English pluralization, stadiums, is the one that took hold. Read in Browser Logo for How-To Geek April 16, 2023 Did You Know? The
4/19/2023
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Is Wireless Charging Bad for Your Battery?
Did You Know?: An analemma is the “figure 8” loop that results when one observes the position of the sun from the same location, at the same time each day, over the course of a year. Read in Browser
4/19/2023
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10 Mistakes Beginners Make When Building PCs
Did You Know?: Modern day New Zealand and New Caledonia are the highest points of the continental fragment of Zealandia—a massive 1900000 square mile (4900000 square kilometer) land mass that broke
4/11/2023
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13 Things You Should Do After Plugging In Your New Router
Did You Know?: The queens of black garden ant colonies can live for almost thirty years. Scientists believe that their longevity is the result of the higher expression of genes that are necessary for
4/10/2023
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Why This Is the Best Time in Years to Buy a New Computer
Did You Know?: The eagle found on some US currency (silver dollars issued from 1836 to 1839 and Flying Eagle pennies issued from 1856 to 1858) is modeled after an actual eagle that nested at the
4/9/2023
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What's the Best Way to Store Data for Decades or Centuries?
Did You Know?: The animated character Yogi Bear's style of speaking and mannerisms were modeled after The Honeymooners character Ed Norton, played by Art Carney. Read in Browser Logo for How-To