14 Powerful Facts About the Hoover Dam
The hulking Hoover Dam has been holding back the Colorado River and generating power for nearly 80 years, but you may be surprised to learn just how eventful its construction and naming were.
The hulking Hoover Dam has been holding back the Colorado River and generating power for nearly 80 years, but you may be surprised to learn just how eventful its construction and naming were.
Gyms and the people who work for them have a nearly impossible mission.
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Alfred Hitchcock broke new ground in filmmaking, and horror moviemaking in particular, with the 1960 release of 'Psycho.'
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A little history about the beverage originally known as Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda.
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It’s impossible to please everyone.
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For most of us, college donations entail little more than occasionally dropping a small check in the mail after receiving repeated pleas for cash from our alma maters. Some people, though, tend to be a bit more individualistic with their generosity. Let