diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/howstuffworks.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/howstuffworks.py
index e97339121..663e6632a 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/howstuffworks.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/howstuffworks.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 
 class HowStuffWorksIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://[\da-z-]+\.howstuffworks\.com/(?:[^/]+/)*\d+-(?P<id>.+?)-video\.htm'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://[\da-z-]+\.howstuffworks\.com/(?:[^/]+/)*(?:\d+-)?(?P<id>.+?)-video\.htm'
     _TESTS = [
         {
             'url': 'http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/5266-cool-jobs-iditarod-musher-video.htm',
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ class HowStuffWorksIE(InfoExtractor):
                 'thumbnail': 're:^https?://.*\.jpg$',
             },
         },
+        {
+            'url': 'http://shows.howstuffworks.com/stuff-to-blow-your-mind/optical-illusions-video.htm',
+            'only_matching': True,
+        }
     ]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):