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Low-Calorie Snacking Ideas

I'll feel a lot less guilty about pigging out for a few hours during the game if I know I'm not consuming a few weeks' worth of calories: this collection of tasty, healthy recipes from our Guide to Weight Loss should do the trick.

• Low-Carb Menu Ideas
• More Tips for a Semi-Healthy Day
• Download About.com's Free Real Recipes App on iTunes

12 Most Common Laundry Conundrums

Get answers on everything from preventing dark clothes from prematurely fading to how to clean dirty washing machines.

• Nominate Your Favorite Laundry Products
• Ask Our Laundry Expert a Question

How to Wash and Dry Football Jerseys

Hundreds of thousands of Giants and Patriots jerseys will be worn on Sunday -- and at least half of them will be stained with pizza grease or salsa dip on Monday.

• How to Clean Baseball Caps
• How to Clean Football Uniforms

Black Women in American History

Every year Black History Month adopts a different central theme that helps shape the focus of the celebration. This year's theme is "Black Women in American Culture and History": our Guide to Women's History profiles some of the most important and powerful individuals.

• Important Women Abolitionists
• The Life of Harriet Tubman

10 Rules of Stain Removal

Whether they're caused by grass, blood, or even oil, most stains can be successfully addressed. You'll need to get to them within 24 hours, however, and follow these nine other cardinal rules of stain removal.

• How to Remove Ink Stains from Leather
• How to Remove Yellow Underarm Stains

Prepare a Perfect Party Menu

Super Bowl parties are generally casual affairs, but our Guide to Entertaining suggests adding a few extra food flourishes, such as team-specific treats, to give your bash an extra-point kick.

• Super Bowl Snack Table
• Super Bowl Beer Pairing Ideas

Origins of Black History Month

Find out how a Harvard-educated son of former slaves helped paved the way for the eventual creation of Black History Month in 1976.

• Why Black History Month is Relevant
• Black History Month Travel Ideas

What to Expect on Game Day

The host city of Indianapolis expects to welcome over 150,000 visitors for the big game, or more than double the combined number of fans that attended the Colts' eight home games during their league-worst 2-14 season. I'm only kidding, Colts fans... and hey, at least you'll score an elite replacement for Peyton Manning as consolation.

• Best Sports Bars in Indianapolis
• Super Bowl Village Visitor Info

Key Events in 20th Century Black History

Our Guide to Race Relations looks back on key (and often shocking) events from 20th-century black history, including the desegregation of public schools in 1954 and the Montgomery Bus Boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, one year later.

• The Harlem Renaissance Women
• Remembering the Freedom Riders Movement

Meet the 7 Species of Sea Turtles

Hard-to-believe fact about the leatherback species of sea turtles: the largest ones can grow to six feet and 2,000 pounds. Sad fact about all seven species of sea turtles: every one is listed under the Endangered Species Act.

• Facts About Sea Turtles
• Photos of Sea Turtles