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While most large countries have their share of urban legends, Japan has a particularly fascinating collection of such stories. They […]
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The Harry Potter movies made audiences feel like they had entered a magical world complete with a haunted castle, a mysterious forest, […]
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Few presidential powers are as sweeping as the ability to grant clemency. Under the Constitution, a president can pardon federal […]
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Reddit, Discord, Facebook groups, and modern forums can make online communities feel like an invention of the social-media age. They […]
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Traveling by train is a unique way to see the United States. Unlike flying, train travel allows passengers to see […]
Dogs and cats apparently aren’t interesting enough for everyone. Over the years, people have shared their homes and properties with […]
Vampires have been some of horror’s favorite villains for ages, but their supernatural abilities and vulnerabilities aren’t always consistent. The […]
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A truly iconic television character does more than carry a plot. The character escapes the show. People copy the haircut, […]
Live television gives musicians one shot and nowhere to hide. A bad monitor mix, a sick singer, a mistimed backing […]
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The Harry Potter franchise is getting a redo, with an entirely new generation of actors playing the highly recognizable roles. […]
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The Harry Potter universe is filled with extraordinary magical creatures, including the hybrid eagle-horse Hippogriff and the fire-shooting Blast-Ended Skrewt. […]
A wrongful conviction rarely comes down to one simple mistake. Sometimes an eyewitness identifies the wrong person. Sometimes a frightened […]
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Data centers used to be the kind of buildings most people never thought about. Then artificial intelligence exploded. Now the […]
The Wild West we know from movies is filled with gunslingers, saloons, cattle drives, and dusty frontier towns. The real […]
Going to Hogwarts sounds like a dream come true, until you take a long, hard look at some of the […]
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is famous for its magical classes, winding layout, and some terrifying employees. But despite […]
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Every year, we say goodbye to familiar faces who have been part of our lives for decades. The actors who […]
