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Twenty-five years ago, director Steven Spielberg created a movie that was 65 million years in the making.

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6. He would not tolerate cold spaghetti.

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“I felt the first time the first woman had a chance to say no to war, she should say it.”

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It's all about that lighting.

James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, and Robert Iler in the polarizing final scene from The Sopranos.

The ambiguous fate of Tony Soprano left viewers so furious that HBO had to shut down its website. Nearly 15 years later, fans still can't stop talking about it.

Netflix

At 2:40 a.m. on December 9, 2001, Durham, North Carolina-based novelist Michael Peterson made a frantic call to 911 to report an accident. What followed was a decades-long mystery that still hasn't quite ended.

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Buckle your seatbelts! The Pixar hit is turning 12.

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What do you get the woman who has everything? Queen Elizabeth II certainly doesn't need any more dolphins—or swans.

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Here's where to work if you want to bring your pupper to the office.

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A British artist created an artificial reef filled with sculptures at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

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You could call it a Pride march with the penguins.

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You still shouldn't eat the whole pint.

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At the end of a long day, the last thing you want to do is wait 30 minutes to pour a fresh glass of wine.

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At the end of a long day, the last thing you want to do is wait 30 minutes to pour a fresh glass of wine.

World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research

Here's an easy guide to what the evidence actually shows when it comes to cancer risk.

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From gray and clunky to red, yellow, and sleek, Iron Man’s look has always chased both form and function.

A24

Bring your Apple Watch to theaters to find out just how pulse-pounding the summer's biggest horror movie really is.

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The axolotl has an unlikely ally.

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Let's hope Washington has enough avocado toast to go around.

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Can you find them all?

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"If you can't pronounce it," the wellness guru told her followers, "don't eat it." Then she just disappeared.

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Floridians in particular should stock up on sunscreen.

Chair: 500 Designs That Matter will teach you more than you ever thought you'd know about sitting down.

Focus Features

A look back at the "Betamax Case," including the role Mister Rogers played in the Supreme Court's decision.