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Jan 26, 2017 03:31 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   The Stuff of Life Podcast Heads to Washington, D.C. The U.S. is having a moment right now. So the Stuff of Life podcast team went to Washington, D.C., to hear how that moment is playing out in people's minds.       What 'Percentage' Is Whole Milk? Have you been thinking all wrong about the difference in fat content between milk varieties?       'I'm So OCD!' The Danger of Misusing Psychiatric Lingo Casually using psychiatric terms for personality quirks can be harmful to people who actually have these illnesses.       Scientists Are Planning Their Own March on Washington Inspired by the Women's March on Washington, and motivated by perceived anti-science stances by the Trump administration, a March for Science movement is taking off.       Kids Aren't Bad at Identifying Smells. They Just Aren't Familiar With Many. We get better at recognizing certain odor groups as we get older, a new study shows.       How Concerned Should We Be About This Massive Crack in Antarctica? The growth of the rift in the Larsen C ice shelf has accelerated at a surprising pace. What does that mean for the rest of Earth?       Your Appendix Actually Has a Valuable Function This organ is finally getting some street cred after centuries of being largely underestimated.       9 Ways the iPhone Frustrated, Delighted Users in Its First Decade iPhones have gone from wondrous to ordinary in a mere 10 years. We remember some moments that made us want to toss them out the window — and how Apple responded.       4 Ways Apostrophes Are Mangled Every Day "Flower's For Sale!" "Happy Birthday from the Smith's!" Why do we commit these apostrophe abuses, and how can we stop them?       Why the Inside of a Tornado Gets Super Cold, Leaves You Gasping for Air Researchers from Montreal's Concordia University have figured out why the air inside a tornado vortex is cooler and less dense than the surrounding air.       Company Wants to Pump Young People's Blood Into Veins of the Aging Elite The old folks are coming, and they want the red stuff in your veins. Is California company Ambrosia just high-tech vampirism?     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