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In the United States and Canada, it is generally legal to make a right hand turn on a red light, although there are states and municipalities that are exceptions to this. The right-turn-on-red laws also vary from country to country. If you are driving som...

Maybe you want to make sure your zipper stays zipped during the frenzy of back-to-school. Or, maybe you are trying to hang onto a pair of pants that probably would be better off in the “donate” pile. You can fashion a device to keep that zipper zipped up...

Whether it's your first time or you're just looking for tips to improve your kissing game, you might be wondering what the best way to kiss a girl is. Where do you put your hands? Tongue or no tongue? How do you make the kiss as memorable and enjoyable fo...

Organizing a bookshelf can be fun, either for your librarian side or your inner interior decorator. There are several go-to methods for sorting books, but quite a few alternatives let you experiment with appearance and function.

Most of the time, bees play an important role in the reproduction of flowering plants and keeping annoying insects at bay, and pose no threat to humans. However, some bee species (namely “Africanized” honey bees, or “killer” bees) become aggressive when a...

If you've ever typed three hyphens and pressed "Enter" in Microsoft Word, you may notice a new line in your document. This is due to Word's AutoFormat feature. You can usually delete this line by highlighting it and pressing the Backspace button on your k...

"To find yourself first learn about yourself." Finding the real you is an enlightening experience. You become self-sufficient and do things for yourself, for once. It's a hard feeling to put into words, but when you don't know who you are, it's hard to ig...

You've found the perfect spot for your speakers and stereo equipment, and now you're ready to hook it all up—but your speaker wire isn't long enough to connect it to the amp. For a quick fix, you can twist the wires together and tape them. This isn't a gr...

When you get a new prescription from your doctor, you may not be able to decipher what is written on it. Many people blame this on the fact that physicians are notorious for poor handwriting. In most cases, however, you wouldn't be able to read it anyway...

The perfect chocolate chip cookie is within your reach. Once you've mastered the art of the chocolate chip cookie from scratch, there'll be no going back to the frozen tubs! This article offers a few ways to make chocolate chip cookies — give yourself the...

There are a variety of precautions that you can take to ensure your safety while walking at night. When walking at night, make sure you walk confidently and with a purpose. Avoid being distracted by your cellphone, and avoid dark alleyways and parking lot...

When you retrieve your e-mail you are accessing the server that hosts that message. Because of this, for most web-based e-mails like Yahoo or Gmail, accessing your e-mail from a computer other than your own is often a very easy process that can be accompl...

So you want to look like Harry Potter's sweet, well-intentioned yet incredibly witty and intelligent friend Hermione Granger? This article will teach you how to become a passable imitation of the beloved character from the Harry Potter series.

You love to sing and you’re good at it, too! You know this is what you want to do for the rest of your life, but maybe your parents don’t quite agree. Don’t abandon your dream just yet, though. There are lots of things you can do to become a singer on you...

Once the weapon of choice for everyone from Native American hunters to Turkish armies, the bow is one of the oldest hunting (and fighting) tools on Earth. It is also one of the simple weapons one person can use. While it is not a match for modern weaponry...

The task of making a photocopy seems simple enough but with so many different copy machines out there it's hard to know exactly how to operate each one. Choosing the right paper, preparing the machine, and recognizing important buttons can simplify the ph...