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When Muhammad Ali Tried to Reunite the Beatles
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Electric Eels: A Biological Battery
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Up Close & Peculiar With Prince's 'Purple Rain' Jacket
Let’s go crazy!
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The Unexpected Art of Pressure Washing
Sam Ward has introduced us to what might be the most satisfying art form ever—pressure washing!
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Up Close & Peculiar With Superman's Capes
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman’s Capes!
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Up Close With a Shuar Shrunken Head
Few people have witnessed the process of making one.
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Were Pterodactyls and Other ‘Flying Dinosaurs' Actually Dinosaurs?
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Spice Up Your Life! With a Spice Girls Doll Collector
Adam Weatherly owns more than 500 Spice Girls dolls!
People
The Eccentric and Not-So-Eccentric Life of Edgar Allan Poe
A parrot was first considered to be the titular bird, rather than The Raven.
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Sunday Cartoon! - February 2, 2025
Cartoon of the Day
Robert Ripley began the Believe It or Not! cartoon in 1918. Today, Kieran Castaño is the eighth artist to continue the legacy of illustrating the world's longest-running syndicated cartoon!