Exploring Disney's Fascinating Dark Phase of the 1970s and '80s. Trying to appeal to teenagers left some odd films in their lineup.

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Meet France's Mr. Potato Head. Antoine-Augustin Parmentier disagreed with the law that said American potatoes were unfit for human consumption.

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These Are 50 Of The Biggest Fake News Hits On Facebook In 2017. The top articles are not political, but salacious tabloid crime stories.

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The 1968 Book That Tried to Predict the World of 2018. " ... for every amusingly wrong prediction, there’s one unnervingly close to the mark."

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What's the Smallest Hole a Mouse Can Squeeze Through? Do not miss the video of the shrew with homemade sound effects.

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Young Student Secretly Photographs People with Hidden Spy Cam in the 1890s. The candid shots from the streets of Oslo are much more revealing than the portraits of the era.

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Why Big Pets are Great for Small Kids. There's some truth in the "gentle giant" stereotype.

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Dear Eater: Inside the International Restaurant Chain Run by the North Korean State. It's a scheme to funnel international currency to the state, but is the food any good?