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The popular board game, which has been a household staple for 70 years, was originally conceived in the polio wing of a hospital.

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Since rising to fame playing Stringer Bell in 'The Wire,' Idris Elba has cemented a solid place for himself as one of Hollywood's most in-demand—and bankable—actors.

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Summer television changed forever in 1988, when Shark Week made its Discovery Channel debut. Now, we all strive to live every week like it’s Shark Week.

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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was one of our country's most stylish and elegant icons for decades, but she was no empty, aloof beauty.

Ethan Trex