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11 Original Songs That Were Cut From Their Movies

Maybe they didn't fit the tone of the film they were supposed to appear in. Maybe the director just couldn't find a place for them. Whatever the reason, these 11 songs never made it into the movies they were intended for.... READ ON

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29 Years Ago: Apple Unveils the Mac

On January 24, 1984, Apple introduced the Macintosh. Wearing a suit and snappy bow tie, Steve Jobs sped through his introductory speech, rattling off specs and taking every opportunity to stick it to the IBM PC. "It eats [Intel] 8088s for breakfast," Jobs said of the Mac's Motorola 68000 CPU.... READ ON

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Listen to James Joyce Read From Ulysses

Sylvia Beach convinced the author to record passages of his most famous books.... READ ON

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Happy Birthday, Django Reinhardt

Django Reinhardt invented "hot jazz," and with Stéphane Grappelli made an indelible mark on jazz music worldwide. What's most impressive is that Django played his solos with only two fingers on his left hand, as the others were partially paralyzed after being burned at age 18.... READ ON

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Super Mario Bros. in 5 Minutes

In late 2011, Andrew Gardikis set a record for a "speed run" on Super Mario Bros. -- this means he played through the entire game as quickly as possible (yes, he used the warp tubes). For that 2011 run, Gardikis calculated his time at 4:58.898, or just under five minutes (he's calculating down to the frame level).... READ ON