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'Give Readers Courage': When Grit Newspaper Sold Peace and Positivity

"Get your papahs heaaah!" - This kid, probably, in 1909.

'Give Readers Courage': When Grit Newspaper Sold Peace and Positivity

20 of the Most Important Moments in Internet History

Steve Jobs introduces the first iPhone during his keynote speech at Macworld on January 9, 2007.

20 of the Most Important Moments in Internet History

Play Like It's 1988: This Subscription Service Will Deliver Retro Video Game Magazines to Your Door

Classic video game magazines are a retro goldmine.

Play Like It's 1988: This Subscription Service Will Deliver Retro Video Game Magazines to Your Door

Are Magazines Recyclable?

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Are Magazines Recyclable?

The Naked Gun: When Larry Flynt Allegedly Tried to Put a Hit Out On Hugh Hefner

Hustler publisher Larry Flynt lived a life of controversy.

11 Retro Celebrity Magazines

Glamorous Carole Lombard on the cover of Photoplay.

How Mad Magazine Changed Comedy Forever

William Gaines, publisher of Mad magazine, arrives at London's Heathrow Airport for a promotional tour in 1971.

How Dan Rather and a Homicidal Time Traveler Inspired R.E.M.'s "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"

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10 Facts About Amazon's Modern Love

Brandon Kyle Goodman, Olivia Cooke, and Andrew Scott in Modern Love.

8 Notable Firsts From the History of Mental Floss

A lot has happened since 2001.

Dollymania: When Dolly the Sheep Created a '90s Media Sensation

Dolly the sheep at the National Museum of Scotland

Beavers and Bat People: The Great Moon Hoax of 1835

A lithograph of "ruby amphitheater," as it was printed in The Sun.

Bat Boy Lives! An Oral History of Weekly World News

Popular Weekly World News cover monster Bat Boy.

How VHS Beat Betamax and Changed Media Forever

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15 Trailblazing Facts About Gloria Steinem

Gloria Steinem is the face of feminism and the reason it's cool to put your glasses on over your hair.

Why Do So Many News Anchors Sound Alike?

News anchors have mastered the art of being linguistically neutral.