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9 Bite-Sized Facts About Shark Week

Summer television changed forever in 1988, when Shark Week made its Discovery Channel debut. Now, we all strive to live every week like it’s Shark Week.

5 Fabulous Facts About Jackie Kennedy

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was one of our country's most stylish and elegant icons for decades, but she was no empty, aloof beauty.

Stellan Skarsgård's got nothing on the super-smart sharks in Deep Blue Sea (1999).

17 Fun Facts About Deep Blue Sea

This so-bad-it's-good horror flick swam into theaters more than 20 years ago. Here are a few things you might not have known about it.

Buckle up! National Roller Coaster Day is coming.

35 Offbeat Holidays You Can Celebrate in August

Many of August's quirky holidays revolve around celebrating loved ones and seasonal delights, so grab your family (Fido included) and a bag of marshmallow and let's party.

Giancarlo Esposito, Bob Odenkirk, and Jonathan Banks reunite in Better Call Saul.

The 15 Best TV Spinoffs of All Time

Yes, the bad spinoffs might simply say "Hollywood is out of ideas!" But the best ones leave you wanting more from a growing fictional universe.

15 Facts About Your Favorite Stanley Kubrick Movies

Over the course of a film career that spanned nearly 50 years, Kubrick directed just 13 features—which was a testament to the filmmaker's reputation as a consummate perfectionist.

13 Ways to Express Common English Idioms in Other Languages

A lot of idioms have counterparts with similar meanings across several languages. Here are a few international idioms whose meanings you might recognize.

11 Facts You Should Know About Depression

Depression affects 300 million people worldwide, but there's good news: There are effective treatments. Here’s what you need to know about this debilitating mental disorder.

8 Daniel Radcliffe Facts All Harry Potter Fans Should Know

Daniel Radcliffe is a fantastic actor, but many may not have looked too far beyond that. Here are eight facts every Potter fan should know about the Harry Potter star.

The 5 Sweetest Ice Cream Makers for National Ice Cream Month

Skip the sweaty trek to the store and treat yourself to one of these top-notch homemade ice cream makers.

Biking along the boardwalk in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

America's 25 Best Big Cities to Live In

Living in a rural area may offer peace and quiet, but big cities have countless virtues, too. Check out the best 25 big cities in the United States.

12 Strange-But-Real Ice Cream Flavors

I scream, you scream, we all scream for … horse flesh ice cream? Okay, so maybe “we all" don’t. But some people do. A lot of people, in fact. Lobster, foie gras, and ghost pepper, too.

10 Surprising Facts About Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway was a titan of 20th-century literature. (He was also allegedly a KGB spy, but he wasn't very good at it.)

12 Fun Facts About Revenge of the Nerds

In the early 1980s, nerds were mainly perceived as guys who wore pocket protectors and had tape on their glasses. Then 'Revenge of the Nerds' came along.

5 Painless Facts About Operation

The buzzy board game has been a childhood favorite for decades. It also inspired a real-life operation that has helped thousands of people.

10 Secrets of Airbnb Hosts

Here's what Airbnb hosts had to share about their experiences, from guest horror stories to the lifelong friendships they formed.

The 12 Men Who Walked on the Moon

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made history in 1969 when they became the first people to step foot on the Moon. Ten others have followed in their footsteps.

13 Memorable Facts About Cats the Musical

Andrew Lloyd Webber's dazzling Broadway production spawned the phrase “It was better than 'Cats'!” Here are a few more facts about 'Cats' the musical.

America's 50 Best Workplaces, According to Employees

Sometimes you can have the perfect job, but the company culture just isn't up to par. Find out which American companies are beloved by the people who work there.

The 11 Best Found Footage Movies

The idea behind found footage is simple: Make a movie while acting like you’re not trying to make a movie. Here are some of the best of them.

Hunter S. Thompson in Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson (2008)

8 Gonzo Facts About Hunter S. Thompson

Like any real-life legend, there are many myths surrounding the life and work of Hunter S. Thompson. But in Thompson’s case, most of those stories—particularly the more outlandish ones—are absolutely true.

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20 Eye-Opening Facts About Eyes Wide Shut

Stanley Kubrick's final film arrived in theaters on July 16, 1999, more than four months after the legendary director's death.

Paul McCartney of The Beatles and Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones sit opposite each other on a train at London's Euston Station.

Top 50 Best-Selling Artists of All Time

Who are America’s all-time favorite musicians and bands? When it comes to the best-selling artists of all time, The Beatles still rule—yes, even a half-century after their breakup.

11 Things You Might Not Know About Neil Armstrong

No matter where private or government space travel may take us in the future, Neil Armstrong will forever have a place as the first human to ever set foot on solid ground outside of our atmosphere.

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