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7. Kit Harington is extremely claustrophobic, which posed an issue while shooting an iconic 'Game of Thrones' scene.

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Even today—a quarter-century after his passing on December 25, 1995—Dean Martin remains the essence of cool.

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'Hamilton' creator Lin-Manuel Miranda has managed to cram a lot into his 40 years, including a Pulitzer Prize and a MacArthur Genius Grant. Yet he can't help thinking that Paul McCartney was much further along when he was the same age.

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Shirley Jackson, the famed author of 'The Lottery' and 'The Haunting of Hill House,' claimed to be a witch.

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One of artist, producer, entrepreneur, and all-around game-changer Walt Disney's last written communications was rather mysterious—and involved Kurt Russell.

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