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Vintage illustration of Thomas Edison and the phonograph.

You may know that Thomas Edison was a prolific inventor who revolutionized the electric light bulb. But have you heard about his creepy talking dolls?

Mark Mancini


Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower photographed in 1957.

Ahhh, the marriage proposal. Never has a tradition been surrounded by so much anxiety, planning, and the potential to be embarrassing and, well, even downright cringe-worthy.

Erika Wolf
Meryl Streep and Albert Brooks find romance in the afterlife in Defending Your Life (1991).

While there are some people who dismiss the romantic comedy genre outright, we'd argue that almost everyone can find at least one rom-com that resonates with them. If you haven't met your rom-com match yet, read on for 20 of the best of them.

Matthew Jackson








As potholes go, this one is pretty photogenic.

Potholes are the bane of drivers everywhere. Unfortunately, not much can be done to prevent them from forming.

Jake Rossen
The Backstreet Boys—Brian Littrell, Nick Carter, A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, and Kevin Richardson—photographed in 1995.

Although they’ve never been taken too seriously, boy bands have been a force ever since The Beatles took the stage on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' and the world witnessed female "hysteria" at its best.

Erika Wolf