If you thought you could only count to 10 using your fingers, think again. Using the binary system, you can quickly count into the tens of thousands.

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If your clothes seem to have more static cling in the cold months of winter, you’re not crazy. The lack of humidity makes it a lot easier for static electricity to build up. Fortunately, there are few things you can do to get rid of it.

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A few weeks ago my coworker Mike Ballaban and I got to learn the most hardcore driving technique I can possibly imagine. We learned what to do if your driver gets killed.

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With the holiday season nearing full swing, your family time is about to be dialed up to the max—which can be great on one hand, but a bit agonizing on the other. Because let’s face it: For every relative you’re glad to catch up with, you’ve got another one asking you uncomfortable personal questions—and you may already be strategizing how to emerge unscathed from being cornered by Great Aunt Martha. It’s no wonder that psych pros see holiday gatherings as a legit source of stress for many of us.

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You might not need to use a Dremel all that often, but it’s one of those things everyone should keep in their tool box, if only for sanding wood and carving jack-o-lanterns. Today only as part of a Gold Box deal, Amazon’s discounting the Dremel 4000-6/50 to an all-time low $89 (from about $125).

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