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How reality TV and an heiress inspired the show's iconic characters—plus many more behind-the-scenes facts about 'Schitt's Creek.'

In 1996, the Spice Girls took the world by storm when they released the song “Wannabe” from their debut album, 'Spice.'

From watching movies to browsing Facebook, today's video game consoles have a host of hidden benefits.

It was only a matter of time before the television remake trend found its way back to Hannibal, Murdock, Face, and B.A. Baracus, the four mercenaries better known as The A-Team.

Hugh Hefner is partly to thank for one of TV's greatest sketch comedy shows, which premiered 15 years ago today.

"Arguably it's darker than Season 1—if that's possible,” Elisabeth Moss says of the Hulu hit's upcoming second season.

Animal Crossing is one of the video game giant's quirkier franchises, but that hasn't stopped it from becoming a worldwide hit.

Dolly Parton is loved, lauded, and larger than life, and she might just be the most charitable celebrity on the planet.

Joel and Ethan Coen's first film, which was released on this day in 1985, is beloved by many. But the brothers think "it's pretty damn bad."

The collection included first editions and original manuscripts.

Prepare to be traumatized all over again.

You may have known these facts about 'Half Baked'—Tamra Davis's stoner comedy starring Dave Chappelle, Guillermo Díaz, and Jim Breuer—at one point. But it’s easy to see how the film could make viewers a little forgetful.

Though the two could not be more opposite, there are some surprising connections between 'Silent Hill' and 'Kindergarten Cop.'

Until the impressive record was surpassed by 'The West Wing in 2000', 'Hill Street Blues' held the title of most Emmy-awarded freshman series, with eight trophies for its debut season alone (despite its basement-level ratings).

There's a lot more to this early arcade hit than just the colorful platform gameplay.

The nighttime soap you have to thank for the 1980s shoulder pad trend made its debut on this day in 1981.

A look back at the legendary late night host's greatest comedic inventions.

Make it the first stop on your magical vacation.

Brazilian scientists gave a recenty identified cave spider the name Ochyrocera aragogue, after Hagrid's enormous pet spider Aragog.

Classrooms didn't have computer monitors when the game debuted in 1971, so kids had to use more of their imagination when shooting deer or succumbing to typhoid fever.