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In 1865, six-year-old Teddy Roosevelt watched Abraham Lincoln’s funeral procession in NYC.

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The Origins of 9 Great British Insults

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Bates Motel Recap, Episode 9: "Underwater"

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What Two Dead Stars Reveal About Earth's Origins

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Finals Week in Graphs and Charts

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15 Things You Might Not Know About Frank Sinatra

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11 Nerdy Recipes from Books, Movies and TV

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That Time Some Mental Patients Beat Cambridge’s Chess Team

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How Would Carnies Rig "Tubs of Fun"?

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Stunning NASA Video and Photos of Huge X-Class Solar Flares

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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.)