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

Kristy Puchko, Erika Wolf






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'The Simpsons' has had an impressive track record for predicting future events. A 1998 episode showed the 20th Century Fox logo with "A Division of Walt Disney Co" beneath it.

Jake Rossen


A still from A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965).

Charles Schulz thought 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' was a "disaster." CBS hated it. But it's the most beloved Christmas special of all time. Nice work, Charlie Brown.

Jake Rossen




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"Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality," 'The Handmaid's Tale' author Margaret Atwood said. "I'm a realist."

Beth Anne Macaluso