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Steve McQueen stars in The Great Escape (1963).

Celebrated as the "King of Cool," Steve McQueen climbed his way from reform school and juvenile delinquency to become one of Hollywood's biggest stars.

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Did you know wolves aren't actually howling at the moon? Learn why they howl along with the truth about other common misconceptions about animals.

Meredith Danko