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Stylish and practical, the golf ball is a design marvel.

The dimples on a golf ball aren't just for show or design aesthetics. They can dramatically change the game of golf.

Jake Rossen










Creepy dolls, you say?

From walking on their own two feet to populating an entire island, these dolls' creepy habits are anything but cuddly.

Jake Rossen






Jim Morrison and his The Doors band mates—Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, and Robby Krieger—pose for their first album cover in 1967.

Jim Morrison was the self-styled Lizard King, a leather-pants-loving rock deity who fronted the Doors and represented the dark and druggy flipside of the utopian ’60s dream.

Kenneth Partridge




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Since making his acting debut in 1977, Denzel Washington has appeared in more than 50 movies, where he has awed audiences and garnered critical acclaim by delivering one powerful performance after the next. But there’s much more to the man than his movies

Kristy Puchko


Some filmmakers are unable to finish what they've started.

Firing Robert De Niro. Struggling with a non-functioning animatronic bear. Spending 40 years on hand-drawn animation. For these reasons and others, these films aren't likely to ever see the light of day.

Jake Rossen