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Ever have someone snap at you in a checkout line, ignore a friendly hello, or turn a minor inconvenience into […]
Most people working at a bagel shop expect the occasional unusual customer. Maybe somebody with a complicated order or someone […]
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A convincing historical movie can make the past feel close enough to touch. The clothes look right, the settings feel […]
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For most of human history, people have had little understanding of medical and psychological conditions. When someone behaved in unusual […]
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When people outside the United States picture American food, the usual suspects are easy to guess: cheeseburgers, hot dogs, oversized […]
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Death has never stopped people from wanting to speak to their friends and family. For centuries, people have gone to […]
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There’s a reason sports fans love record books. They’re filled with championships, astonishing streaks, and numbers that can make even […]
A trip down the snack aisle in the 1990s was practically an adventure. The boxes were bright, the mascots were […]
History tends to look tidy when we read about it years later. A battle ends, an empire falls, a scientific […]
Forget smartphones, group chats, and carefully curated first-day-of-school posts. In the 1980s, most of your social life happened in person: […]
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Throughout history, people have come up with all sorts of explanations for why spirits might take an interest in the […]
There are certain things that are so distinctly American that people from other countries struggle to believe they’re real. Some […]
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Dogs are good at making people feel like the center of the universe. They follow us from room to room, […]
There is no shortage of Americans who have imagined themselves in the Oval Office. Some actually put their names forward, […]
People collect all sorts of things. For some, it is stamps, records, or old baseball cards. For others, the hobby […]
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Hollywood memorabilia can turn ordinary production equipment into valuable collectibles. A movie costume, a battered prop, or a car built […]
Before they became movie stars, chart-topping musicians, and familiar faces on television, plenty of celebrities worked the same kinds of […]
The 1990s changed video games forever. The decade began with 16-bit favorites on the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis and […]
Comedy careers don’t always begin in the ways you’d expect. Many of today’s well-known comedians actually stumbled into their craft […]
There is something special about walking into a movie theater that has been welcoming audiences for generations. The screen may […]
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There’s no shortage of lists claiming to name America’s most dangerous neighborhoods. The trouble is that a crime rate for […]
For some anglers, a trip to the Great Lakes means chasing walleye or filling a cooler with salmon. For others, […]
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Germany has given the world plenty of remarkable things, like automobiles and beer gardens. But beyond the obvious, there are […]
Britain has produced some of the world’s most well-known traditions, none more famous than afternoon tea. However, some other things […]
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For a country music fan, the Grand Ole Opry isn’t just another concert. It’s where performers became household names, radio […]
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When someone calls 911, the clock matters. But police response time is not one national statistic. One city may start […]
Tour riders are contract addenda that spell out what a promoter must provide, from staging and safety requirements to dressing-room […]
Many U.S. households lack some of the resources that can make travel, financial shocks, medical needs, and emergencies easier to […]
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An Alaska cruise is a little different from your typical vacation at sea. Instead of tropical beaches and warm sunshine, […]
It can seem like every new president spends their first few days in the White House signing stacks of executive […]
Every city changes. New businesses open, neighborhoods grow, and familiar places make way for something new. Sometimes that’s a good […]
Few cocktails have managed to stick around quite like the martini. It’s been a favorite of presidents, fictional spies, and […]
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Movie critics have a way of making slow movies sound a lot more interesting than they sometimes are. Terms like […]
Some actors become so closely associated with a character that imagining anyone else in the role feels a little ridiculous. […]
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A great photograph can capture a moment in history, but it doesn’t always tell the whole story. Sometimes the most […]
Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest ones. Whether it’s a product that solves a problem you didn’t realize you […]
There’s something about Route 66 that makes people want to pack a bag, fill the gas tank, and see where […]
Some of the biggest hits in music history have also sparked some pretty expensive arguments. A familiar melody, a recognizable […]
Some of the most recognizable songs in music history weren’t always welcome on the radio. Over the decades, broadcasters have […]
History has a funny way of messing with our sense of time. We tend to imagine ancient civilizations, prehistoric animals, […]
Hollywood has always been very confident about which movies are supposed to work, right up until the audience gets a […]
Mountain lions are among North America’s largest wild cats, with adult males commonly weighing between 100 and 175 pounds. Some […]
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Eddie Murphy joined Saturday Night Live when he was only 19 years old, and it didn’t take long for him to become […]
America has museums dedicated to some pretty impressive things. We’ve got priceless works of art, dinosaur skeletons, historic aircraft, and […]
As Oscar Wilde famously wrote in his 1889 essay The Decay of Lying, “Life imitates Art far more than Art […]
Sports run on pressure. Coaches, managers, and players are expected to make split-second decisions while thousands of people watch from […]
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The best moments of cinematography are found in the unlikeliest of places. Movies like “Contact,” starring Jodie Foster, involve the […]
The Great Barrier Reef is often described as one giant coral formation. It isn’t. Stretching along Australia’s northeastern coast, it’s […]
For many of us, Hocus Pocus is the ultimate Halloween comfort movie. It does a wonderful job of including everything that’s fun […]
