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Since opening in 1955, Disneyland has inspired new theme parks and attractions all around the world. But before the “Mickey Mouse Park” was a twinkle in his eye, Walt Disney drew inspiration from many different theme parks.

Rachel Poletick


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Plenty of the Great White Way’s most notable productions have been reincarnated for the silver screen—think Rent, The Producers, and Chicago—but Off-Broadway and Broadway’s best have also spawned plenty of big screen versions that most people don’t realiz

Kate Erbland






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Hollywood is changing: Paramount Pictures no longer produces films on celluloid and Old Guard directors like Martin Scorsese are shooting their movies with digital cameras. Here’s a list of important films that helped propel Tinseltown’s controversial shi

Sean Hutchinson


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As the true breakfast of champions celebrates its 50th birthday, we’re looking back at all the marshmallow bits—“marbits” to the initiated—that have appeared in Lucky Charms over the years.

Jennifer M Wood


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Our connections to popular TV shows run deeper than their storylines and characters—we're also usually fond of our favorite show's theme music. But sometimes, those songs changed. Here are a few shows that switched theme songs.

Rudie Obias


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Here are a few times intrepid explorers have struck it rich—and a few priceless hoards that are still out there for the finding.

Stacy Conradt


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It's often the first thing you know about a film, so when it comes to crafting the next blockbuster, movie makers are eager to get the name just right. That means if the first—or second—suggestion isn't a winner, it's back to the drawing board to find som

Hannah Keyser


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There are culinary and agricultural museums around the world that celebrate the finer points of food, its production, and the people involved in growing and making it.

Arallyn Primm
It worked for Lombard.

Did all movie stars start out as waiters and auditioning for any roles they could get? Hardly. These shortcuts to stardom worked for classic stars like Carole Lombard, John Wayne, and others.

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