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Ever wonder how things are made? Well, you can watch the TV show How It’s Made<\/a>, or try seeing it in real life.<\/p>\n

Many factories have free or low cost tours available to the public. There’s even a website, Factory Tours USA<\/a> to help you find factory tours in your area.<\/p>\n

A personal favorite is going to the Tillamook cheese factory<\/a> up in Oregon. It’s a pretty simple, self guided tour. Sometimes they even have cheese tasting going on, and the ice cream shop there is dangerously good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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