Mental Floss

POP CULTURE

Robby Benson and Paige O'Hara in Beauty and the Beast (1991).

As the new 'Beauty and the Beast'—starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens—readies for its big-screen premiere, the tale as old as time is ready to enchant a new generation of audiences.

Stacy Conradt








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Originally released in 1977, the bodybuilding docudrama 'Pumping Iron' is more than 40 years old—and has lost none of its original appeal.

Jake Rossen




McDonald's

Many people overdo it with the drinking on St. Patrick's Day, but it's not always Guinness or Jameson that gets them into trouble. Sometimes it's the Shamrock Shake, McDonald's uniquely green and often elusive seasonal treat.

Stacy Conradt




20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

In one of Die Hard's most memorable scenes, John McClane stumbles upon criminal mastermind Hans Gruber, who puts on a pretty good American accent and pretends to be a hostage. McClane realizes Gruber is up to no good, though—but how?

Jennifer M Wood