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From the first manned Moon landing to Monty Python, here are 50 things marking a half-century on this planet (and beyond).

Jennifer M Wood, Colin Ainsworth








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Even today—a quarter-century after his passing on December 25, 1995—Dean Martin remains the essence of cool.

Jennifer M Wood
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'Hamilton' creator Lin-Manuel Miranda has managed to cram a lot into his 40 years, including a Pulitzer Prize and a MacArthur Genius Grant. Yet he can't help thinking that Paul McCartney was much further along when he was the same age.

Erin McCarthy


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What exactly is going on with the word yon in "Silent Night," and the word troll in "Deck the Halls"? Drop these facts about the grammar in your favorite carols when you're out caroling this holiday season.

Arika Okrent