5 Towns That Had to Change Their Names
Whether because of scandal or celebrity-associated shame, these towns decided they needed to present a fresh identity to the world.
Whether because of scandal or celebrity-associated shame, these towns decided they needed to present a fresh identity to the world.
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There is no monopoly on peaceful iconography.
Use these at parties.
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"It will rob us not only of our souls, but also of our daily bread.”
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Spend the night in a hotel room built from straw, salt, sand, snow—or chocolate.
Even Hollywood’s most celebrated actors had to pay their dues. Sometimes by starring in a zit cream commercial.
Too cute to look dangerous, they’ve got the perfect cover to infiltrate your home.
These structures are far more than functional—they're awe-inspiring works of art.
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Put down the drain cleaner. And pick up some ice cubes.
The box office hit divided critics and made Clint Eastwood into the biggest movie star in the world.
Until 2015's 'Go Set a Watchman,' the late, great Pulitzer Prize-winning author Harper Lee was known as a literary one-hit wonder.
Impress proud Tarheels with these facts about America's twelfth state of the Union.
In some cases, no one really knows how these things stay up.
Limestone, chicken feathers, and flaming pigs have all been deployed to gruesome ends.
Vikings had some really descriptive epithets.
You don't need to be a stylist to use your hair dryer as any of these things.
Eighty years ago, the world saw Charlie Chaplin’s beloved Little Tramp character for the last time—and heard him for the first time.