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25 Beautiful Vintage Theater Posters
The great thing about looking at vintage theater posters is that they not only show us the importance of theater in the time before television, but they also show us what captured the interests of...
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The Surprising Last Words of 11 Entertainers
What do actors, musicians, and writers say when they die? I consulted the reference Last Words of Notable People by Bill Brahms to collect eleven examples. Read on, and get a hanky ready. 1. Bob Hope...
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Oldest Arthropod Brain is Surprisingly Complex
Photo: Xiaoya Ma My, what large fossilized brain you’ve got! Nicholas Strausfeld of the University of Arizona and colleagues were studying fossils from China’s Yunnan province when they encountered a...
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Music History #11: “The Ballad of Ira Hayes”
“The Ballad of Ira Hayes” Written by Pete La Farge (1963) Performed by Johnny Cash The Music Folk singer and songwriter Peter La Farge packed a lot into his thirty-four years on Earth. The son of a...
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The Life And Times Of The MGM Lion
The famous mascot of Metro-Goldwyn Mayer is not one lion, but five lions. These are their stories. Slats (1917–1928) Wikimedia Commons Slats, born at the Dublin Zoo in 1919, was MGM’s first lion. He...
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11 Notable Doctor Who Fans
More than almost any series (apart from Star Trek, perhaps), the term “fan following” seems to have been invented for Doctor Who. As the series prepares for its 50th anniversary in 2013, it’s worth...
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Taxidermied Squirrel Riding a Rattlesnake
Yeeeeeeehaw! We’ll saddle break this wild rattler if it takes all week! It pains me to admit it, but this masterpiece of taxidermy is not a product of Texas. eBay seller azhotstuff-2008 of Congress,...
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Photo: Cop Giving a Homeless Man Shoes
It’s cold in New York City–no time to be without shoes. But one homeless man lacked them…until a cop came by. A visitor from Arizona, also in law enforcement, spotted their encounter: Right when I was...
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The 10 Largest Canyons on Earth
Never underestimate the power of moving water -especially over millions of years. The canyons created by rivers are sculptural wonders found all over the globe. You are probably familiar with the...
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10 Christmas-Themed Hot Dogs
Did you get enough holiday meals this year? I know I didn’t since Zeon and I were too sick to go to our family’s houses over the weekend so we just had turkey sage burgers with cranberry sauce. If...
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