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3. Benedict Cumberbatch has Reddit to (partly) thank for the Emmy-nominated role.

With the arrival of low temperatures and the slowdown of the farming season, thousands of Amish people in Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania will pack their bags and head south to "The Amish Las Vegas."

While moviegoers await the latest installment in the Predator series, we're looking back at the hit sci-fi thriller that started it all.

It launches September 21.

When software engineer Jonathan Abrams arrived in Silicon Valley in 1996, the internet was known for three things: vast amounts of information, pornography, and anonymity.

Sixty million cigarette butts have been collected from oceans since the 1980s.

Chevy Chase and Rodney Dangerfield star in Caddyshack (1980).

Here are a few things to look out for the next time you watch the Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and Rodney Dangerfield golf classic, 'Caddyshack.'

A world without Roald Dahl would be a world without Oompa Loompas, Snozzcumbers, or Muggle-Wumps. And who would ever want to live in a world like that?

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One guest-submitted photo of museum artifacts.

Up to 20 million artifacts were lost.

Yes, STEM majors make more. But the most valuable field of study isn't medicine or engineering.

8. Joel and Ethan Coen asked the actors to embrace their "inner knuckleheads."

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Don't expect emergency surgery in Villa Las Estrellas.

The hapless dwarf planet got demoted in 2006, but some stubborn scientists are still lobbying for reinstatement.

They semi-aquatic animals, who are the subject of a new documentary, have incredible appetites... and that’s not a good thing.

One of the school's employees created the drink in 1965. You might be surprised how they still profit from it.

Papyri that were sealed shut by a volcanic eruption in 79 CE are too fragile to open by hand. One computer scientist has developed the X-ray vision to read them.

Unlike many sitcoms of its era, 'Taxi' focused on a group of blue-collar workers who—despite having aspirations of bigger and better careers—were never really destined to be anything other than what they were: cab drivers.

Because you're probably overdue for a new toothbrush anyway.

Marie Curie’s elder daughter had a brilliant and tragic career of her own.

A little planning ahead goes a long way.

Wildfires and other natural disasters can cause pets to panic and get stressed out, but these emergency preparedness tips can help you keep them safe.