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Movie critics have a way of making slow movies sound a lot more interesting than they sometimes are. Terms like […]
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Some actors become so closely associated with a character that imagining anyone else in the role feels a little ridiculous. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The Great Barrier Reef is often described as one giant coral formation. It isn’t. Stretching along Australia’s northeastern coast, it’s […]
Weather records have a way of making ordinary forecasts look almost quaint. A hot afternoon is one thing. A temperature […]
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For many of us, Hocus Pocus is the ultimate Halloween comfort movie. It does a wonderful job of including everything that’s fun […]
Castles are endlessly fascinating. These medieval fortresses and royal residences are full of history. They’ve stood through battles, dynasties, and […]
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Sports video games have come a long way from the days of a handful of pixels chasing a ball across […]
Ghost stories are easy to repeat and nearly impossible to prove. Give an old building a dark hallway, one unexplained […]
Geography seems simple enough when you’ve got a map in front of you. Take it away, though, and remembering capitals, […]
Halloween is almost here, and if you’ve got kids at home, there’s a good chance they’re already bouncing off the […]
Most people who become wealthy through investing do it slowly, adding money year after year and waiting for it to […]
There’s something about a good river walk that makes a city more enjoyable. Maybe it’s the waterfront views, the restaurants […]
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English has been around for centuries, and it hasn’t exactly stayed the same. Words that once described something fairly specific […]
For most of human history, getting anywhere took time. Crossing a country could mean days or weeks on horseback, by […]
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Regardless of the exact date we were born, most of us associate our birthdays with celebrations, friends, and presents. But […]
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Some of the most interesting musical collaborations happen when artists from completely different backgrounds decide to work together. Rock stars […]
American English is packed with phrases that make perfect sense until you stop and actually think about them. Why is […]
Disney and R-rated movies might seem like an odd combination. After all, the company built its reputation on animated classics […]
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People have reported strange things in the sky for centuries, but one flight over Washington state helped launch the modern […]
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Witches have been part of folklore for thousands of years, and people have come up with some pretty bizarre ideas […]
Demons have been blamed for just about everything throughout history, from illnesses and terrible nightmares to bad luck and strange […]
You can know the Bible pretty well and still get humbled by Bible trivia in a hurry. The big stories […]
In America, wildfires are usually associated with places like California, but the global data tells a very different story. Some […]
Most airport bags are painfully predictable. Clothes, chargers, toiletries, maybe a sandwich someone will regret buying before a six-hour flight. […]
Hogwarts may look like a dream school, but its hiring decisions repeatedly place students in uncomfortable—and sometimes genuinely dangerous—situations. Some […]
