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Ever wondered how your toaster browns your bread? Watch this video from HowStuffWorks to find out how a toaster works!

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How Toasters Work (1:10)

Ever wondered how your toaster browns your bread? Watch this video from HowStuffWorks to find out how a toaster works!

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Why does fine china cost so much and what makes it so valuable? In this video, HowStuffWorks visited the Lenox factory to find out the answers.

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Andrew Dan-Jumbo from The Learning Channel's "Take Home Handyman," teaches you a way to help save our planet. He wants you to change your light bulbs to energy saving fluorescent light bulbs.

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On The Science Channel's "Deconstructed," take a look inside a bread toaster. Learn how the grid heats up and the lever spring prevents the toast from flying across the room.

Take Home Handyman: Energy Efficient Light Bulbs (6:07)

Andrew Dan-Jumbo from The Learning Channel's "Take Home Handyman," teaches you a way to help save our planet. He wants you to change your light bulbs to energy saving fluorescent light bulbs.

How Toasters Work (1:10)

Ever wondered how your toaster browns your bread? Watch this video from HowStuffWorks to find out how a toaster works!

How Fine China is Made (1:38)

Why does fine china cost so much and what makes it so valuable? In this video, HowStuffWorks visited the Lenox factory to find out the answers.