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For one of literature’s most enduring works, Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' didn’t receive much of a turnout when it was first adapted for the stage: A total of two people showed up.

Kirstin Fawcett












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How do they spend those massive profits? The online retailing giant has a giant Ice Age cave bear skeleton in their Seattle offices.

Jake Rossen




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Joe Gillard, creator of History Hustle, has assembled some of history’s best bon mots in 'The Little Book of Lost Words: Collywobbles, Snollygosters, and 86 Other Surprisingly Useful Terms Worth Resurrecting.'

Erin McCarthy
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Mark Twain is widely considered the author of the first great American novel—'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'—but his rollicking tales aren’t the only legacy he left behind.

Emily Petsko








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'The Wizard of Oz' is an often-imitated but never-duplicated cinematic treasure that remains an integral part of childhood 80 years after it first enchanted audiences in theaters.

Sarene Leeds