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No. 970

Lincoln Logs were invented by Frank Lloyd Wright’s son.

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  2. 5 Other Big Sites Bought by Yahoo!

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  3. 10 Hotel Secrets from Behind the Front Desk

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  4. 20 Artistic Takes on Disney Princesses

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  5. How a Working-Class Couple Amassed a Priceless Art Collection

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38 Wonderful Words With No English Equivalent

Sometimes we must turn to other languages to find the perfect word.

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5 Questions: All About the Benjamins

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A Share of the Empire State Building

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41 of History's Weirdest Pets

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10 Case Reports of Cotard’s Delusion

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Why CERN is Recreating the First Web Page

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5 Writers with Gender-Bending Pseudonyms

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Why You Won't Win the Lottery

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6 Movies That Were Almost Other Movies

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Ruth Fertel, founder of Ruth’s Chris Steak House

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Arrested Development

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8 Symbols That We Turned Into Words

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17 Offbeat Holidays You Can Celebrate in May

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What Determines What Your Voice Sounds Like?

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Our 15 Most Popular Stories in April

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The Dangers of Space Colonies

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5 Questions: May Day

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The Evolution of Bugs Bunny

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Bates Motel Recap, Episode 7: "The Man in Number 9"

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26 Fantastic Examples of Star Wars Cosplay

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Come Join Us on the Road!

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A Great Way to Lose Everything

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100-Year-Old Hairstyle Trends for Hairstyle Appreciation Day

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Britain’s “Big Cat” Conundrum

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DID YOU KNOW? Marlon Brando hated memorizing lines so much that he posted cue cards everywhere to help him get through scenes. He even asked for lines to be written on an actress's posterior. (That request was denied.)