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It's a question scientists have been asking for more than 400 years.

12. Hundreds of season 5 viewers wrote in to complain about "sabotage" after contestant Iain Watters had a bit of an issue with his Baked Alaska.

They have a secret museum of crime artifacts (including body parts) that's closed to the general public.

4. A scene in which Rowan Atkinson's character feigns madness by wearing underpants on his head and sticking pencils up his nose was inspired by Atkinson's penchant for sticking pencils up his nose.

One technological breakthrough left the common pencil in the dust.

While it was author J.K. Rowling who ultimately suggested the alternative title, she still regrets the decision.

Most of us just know to light the fuse and stand back.

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.

British censorship led to ninjas, nunchucks, and sausages all being banned.

Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Creator Gene Roddenberry reportedly didn't like the idea of “a bald English guy taking over.” And that was just the beginning of the behind-the-scenes drama.

To figure it out, we have to go back and look at how Europeans first encountered the fruit in question.

The young queen was quick to act.

The Queen wants to create a network of protected forests spanning the globe.

She's not a foodie, but she still dines like royalty.

Notoriously challenging, it ranks among the most influential early arcade titles.

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

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

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

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Find out the story behind one of the most influential arcade games of the industry's early years.

Don't even pretend you're working.

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To the people of Tanna in Vanuatu, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh was more than royalty—he was a bona fide deity.

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The Cult of Prince Philip: In Tanna, Vanuatu, Prince Philip Was Worshipped As a Deity