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Its political legacy began during the Iran hostage crisis, but other kinds of October surprises had been happening for decades.

The cemetery failed to interest the public until it started seeking out famous corpses.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, is one of the most esteemed humanitarians ever to hold the office. He was also once chased by a wild rabbit.

What ‘GOP’ means isn’t complicated—but its history is.

Bidding on the signed Constitution copy starts at $1 million—but it will likely sell for much, much more. 

In the '90s, Russian kids coveted unauthorized Nintendo systems with an elephant mascot named Dendy.

President Ronald Reagan served from 1981-1989 and is remembered for his Reaganomics policies, the war on drugs, and other political endeavors. He also ate a lot of jelly beans.

The F-19 became the bestselling model plane of all time. Some feared it leaked some highly classified military secrets.

A surprisingly high number of U.S. presidents has left office—by choice or for a less voluntary reason—after serving only one term.

Fifteen sitting vice presidents have become president. That leaves a lot of other ex-veeps in need of gainful employment. Here's what a few of them did after leaving office.

Long before he was Calvin Coolidge’s vice president, Charles Dawes wrote an instrumental piece called “Melody in A Major” that later became a #1 hit.

Roosevelt launched one of his most famous sayings at the Minnesota State Fair in September 1901—just two weeks before he became president.