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Happy National Ferret Day! In honor of the holiday, brush up on your knowledge about everyone's favorite (and longest) polecat-like pet.

Rebecca OConnell


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Mascots for major sports teams are supposed to get crowds excited. Sometimes, they get cheered. Other times, they wind up the target of a lawsuit.

Jake Rossen






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Unaired pilots. Actor switcheroos. Abandoned storylines. Internet spoilers. Divorce threats. The world behind-the-scenes of 'Game of Thrones' is just as intriguing as the series itself.

Rebecca Pahle, Alvin Ward, Meredith Danko














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A New York chemist found a way to make dry cleaning safer and faster, so of course he named the process after himself.

Kara Kovalchik