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From monkeys to sheep to the humble woolly worm, animals take center stage at these global autumn celebrations.

There are even light settings that go from day to night, plus crowd sounds.

No one's pancakes are safe.

6. Robert De Niro asked Martin Scorsese for directing advice.

Each "ossan" only costs $9 an hour.

With 'A Star is Born' hitting theaters, the Oscar-nominated actor is suddenly Hollywood's hottest director.

"It is a medieval world in which women don’t have a lot of rights, and yet they still prevail."

Instead of two people each winning a grand prize of $40,000 in the company's 1992 giveaway, more than 800,000 people held a winning bottle cap. That's when things got ugly.

The only question we have is "Why?"

She thought she had dug up a piece of glass.

Celebrated actor/oatmeal pitchman Wilford Brimley once showed his buttocks to Steve Guttenberg. Read on for more unexpected facts about the walrus-mustachioed actor.

Each year, hundreds of formal challenges asking for the removal of “inappropriate” books from shelves and syllabi are filed with schools and libraries across the country.

Banish the backrest.

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"I’ve got previous experience and will work for autographs."

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Caboodles—those vintage organizers you loved as a teen—are back in stores. Here's what you should know.

May the farce be with you.

Dubai is popular, but pricey. Maybe that's why more people opt for Bangkok.

They aren’t actually fainting when they fall over.

The common herbicide could harm bees' gut bacteria, making them vulnerable to deadly infections.

The Holy Bible is regularly challenged for having a "religious viewpoint."

Here are the signs to look out for.

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3. The Nagini film theory is incorrect.

Anna's Hummingbirds might be small, but they're also fast.

Scientists have determined that these 10 creatures are good candidates for the fastest animals on Earth. Horses and cheetahs and birds, oh my!

Iron Throne optional.

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