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A scene from The Muppets (2011).

Movies can and do serve different purposes in our cultural diet: some are educational, some are inspiring, others shine a necessary light on injustice or tragedy, and some just make you feel good.

Todd Gilchrist, Jake Rossen
Aldi is known for its unique cost-cutting measures that allow the chain to have some of the lowest prices for groceries.

The grocery chain's employees walk tens of thousands of steps every day. They're entitled to sit down at the cash register.

Jake Rossen






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During an 18-hour period between May 31 and June 1, 1921, Tulsa, Oklahoma, became the setting of one of the most devastating racial massacres to happen on U.S. soil.

Michele Debczak