Trash, Class, and Free Cigarettes: My Life With The Jerry Springer Show. The trashy talk series lasted 27 years.

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Exaptation Shows That Evolution Is Not Intelligent. That's when a trait finds a new purpose through dumb luck.

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Stickeen: The Story of a Dog. John Muir's account of a dangerous 1880 glacier crossing with a canine companion.

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In 1959, TV star Jackie Gleason had a home built that resembled a flying saucer—and it's now for sale.

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The Most Popular Song of Each Year 1940-2017. Both the American and the UK versions are compiled into videos.

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One of LAs First Black Real Estate Moguls Arrived as a Slave. Biddy Mason bought her first piece of land in 1866 for $250. When she died in 1891, she had amassed a $300,000 fortune.

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Why is it So Hard to Design a Better Paper Cup? Materials that can hold hot liquid are maddeningly hard to recycle.

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9 Feathery Facts About Peacocks. You can call them poultry, but they look better than they taste.