HowStuffWorks.com is an award-winning educational site that provides valuable information on thousands of topics covering everything from Health, Science, Automotive, Technology, Culture, Entertainment, and so many more. Each of these topics are properly grouped into main and sub categories, which together with the simple and clan interface makes website navigation a breeze for both adults and children. Furthermore, because a majority of the topics are geared towards a younger audience, the website uses simple terminology and phasing that makes it easy to understand.
Some care should be taken, however, if kids are browsing. HowStuffWorks.com, while largely kid-friendly, does feature some topics concerning drugs, alcohol, sex, weapons, etc. While these are handled tastefully and in a scientific or historical manner, they are still topics that may not be appropriate for a younger audience. As such, some level of adult supervision is recommended.
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HowStuffWorks got its start in 1998 at a college professor’s kitchen table. From there, it quickly grew into an award-winning source of unbiased, reliable, easy-to-understand answers and explanations of how the world actually works. Today, the writers, editors, podcasters and video hosts of the site share all the things that they are most excited to learn about with nearly 30 million visitors to the site each month.
