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Mickey Mouse, Foul-Tempered Giant Rodent

Chris Higgins
WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT
The Origins of 10 Great Insults
12 Lonely Negative Words
How 13 Classic Video Games Got Their Names
11 Insane Features of Normal Human Anatomy

John and Hank Green Sell Out Carnegie Hall

Chris Higgins
WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT
The Origins of 10 Great Insults
12 Lonely Negative Words
How 13 Classic Video Games Got Their Names
11 Insane Features of Normal Human Anatomy

Vintage Toy Commercials

Chris Higgins
WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT
The Origins of 10 Great Insults
12 Lonely Negative Words
How 13 Classic Video Games Got Their Names
11 Insane Features of Normal Human Anatomy

11 Pieces of Fantastically Geeky Furniture

Jill Harness
WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT
The Origins of 10 Great Insults
12 Lonely Negative Words
How 13 Classic Video Games Got Their Names
11 Insane Features of Normal Human Anatomy

Hunter S. Thompson's Daily Routine

Chris Higgins
WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT
The Origins of 10 Great Insults
12 Lonely Negative Words
How 13 Classic Video Games Got Their Names
11 Insane Features of Normal Human Anatomy

How Industrial Light & Magic Created the Visual Effects in the <em>The Avengers</em>

Erin McCarthy
WHAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT
The Origins of 10 Great Insults
12 Lonely Negative Words
How 13 Classic Video Games Got Their Names
11 Insane Features of Normal Human Anatomy

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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.)