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The extreme training that prepared protesters for civil rights sit-ins
Students were willingly subjected to humiliation and abuse. How to pass the course? Remain cool.
March 11, 2020
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80 Chuck Norris jokes for his 80th birthday
What better way to celebrate the high-kicking actor?
March 10, 2020
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World War II paratrooper selfies
"A paratrooper makes a jump — and we jump with him."
March 9, 2020
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A voyage to Belfast in color
When global transport meant ocean-going vessels, it was in Belfast that many of those vessels were formed — including the Titanic.
March 6, 2020
Travel
There’s a puzzling travel-related condition known as Paris Syndrome
When the fantasy crashes into the reality, the cognitive dissonance can be too much.
March 4, 2020
TV
‘That’s Incredible!’ turns 40
On this date in 1980, ABC's 'That's Incredible!' made its debut.
March 3, 2020
Travel
This incredibly steep bridge in Japan is more like a rollercoaster
It appears to go straight up.
March 3, 2020
Games
Quiz: Can you pick the correct word that fits in each sentence?
In honor of National Grammar Day.
March 3, 2020
TV
A brief history of ‘Moonlighting’ for its 35th anniversary
The series instrumental with blending comedy and drama debuted 35 years ago today.
March 3, 2020
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Unguarded photos of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
Turbulent times on the set of 'Cleopatra.'
March 2, 2020
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The monster mobile phones of the ’70s and ’80s
A Motorola executive made the first handheld cell phone call in 1973. The recipient? One of his rivals at Bell Labs.
February 29, 2020
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Vintage Posters for the first ‘Tom and Jerry’ cartoons
Happy 80th birthday to Jasper and Jinx. (Yes, you did read that correctly.)
February 28, 2020
TV
‘The Bachelor’ is creating a spin-off featuring people 65+
"The producers of The Bachelor are looking for active and outgoing single men and women in their golden years for a new exciting dating show."
February 25, 2020
History
The surprising source of Ansel Adams’ signature style
Adams didn’t learn his craft by attending an elite art institution or by apprenticing with a master photographer.
February 25, 2020
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The age of the chopper
Post Easy Rider, what had once been a largely West Coast subculture suddenly went global and mainstream.
February 24, 2020
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Offstage with Jimi Hendrix: putting the kettle on, having a smoke, just waking up
Rock stars! They're just like us
February 21, 2020
TV
25 of the most memorable products in Shark Tank history
Celebrating the best of the long-running entrepreneurial series.
February 21, 2020