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When Muhammad Ali Tried to Reunite the Beatles
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The Strangest Final Resting Places of Celebrities
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Players who game for extensive periods often begin seeing Tetris shapes in the world around them!
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Princess Leia’s Hair Was Inspired by Real Mexican Rebels
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The Quiz Show Rigging Scandal
I'll take the quiz show scandal of the 1950's for $500 please!
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Ripley’s Acquires Forrest Gump’s Box of Chocolates, Among Other New Memorabilia
The prop, signed by Tom Hanks, was purchased at auction for $25,000 by Ripley's Believe It or Not!
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That Time the World Ended: Our Obsession with Apocalypses
From Y2K to 2012, humans have had a history of Apocalyptic obsession.
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Does the Simpsons Really Predict the Future?
The show has seemingly predicted several Super Bowl victories as well as Donald Trump's presidency.
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Bizarre Elvis Facts That Will Leave You All Shook Up
There are so many tidbits about this bedazzled jumpsuit-wearing “Big Hunk O’Love” that the girls just “Can’t Help Falling in Love” with.
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Why Is Everyone Watching TV With the Subtitles On?
From mumbling actors to TikTok junkies, theories abound about the surprising prevalence of closed captioning.
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