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11 Oo-De-Lally Facts About Robin Hood
Hollywood has come up with countless versions of Robin Hood and his Merry Men over the years, but only one of them stars a fox, a badger, and a wolf.
13 Playful Facts About the Toy Story Movies
You don’t have to go to infinity and beyond to find out these interesting facts about Pixar’s 'Toy Story' trilogy.
Serbian “Great Retreat” Begins
The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 210th installment in the series.
11 Spellbinding Facts About The Witches
When Roald Dahl, Jim Henson, Anjelica Huston, and Nicolas Roeg combined forces, movie magic happened.
26 Things You Might Not Have Known About Hamilton
A movie version of the Broadway musical 'Hamilton,' recorded with the original cast, hits Disney Plus on July 3. Here are a few things you might not have known about Lin-Manuel Miranda’s take on the life and times of the $10 founding father.
Chewbacca's High-Maintenance Hair Routine
Think Chewbacca’s luxurious brown mane is wash-and-go? Guess again. 'Allure' beauty writer Jenna Rosenstein recently interviewed Maria Cork, the Jedi Master—ahem, supervisor—of the hair department in creature effects on 'The Force Awakens.'
15 Filthy Facts About John Waters
Baltimore-born filmmaker John Waters has been shocking audiences with his transgressive cult films for the past 50 years.
The Fart That Started a Revolution
When Egyptian rebel Amasis was confronted by a king's messenger, he said he had a message of his own—and then farted.
The Game Show That Could Have Killed Its Contestants
How far would you go to win $100,000?
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Bill Murray on Fame and Being Obnoxious, 1988
"I realize it’s impossible to have any sympathy, I mean, true sympathy, for people that are famous." -Bill Murray
The Origins of 11 Famous Star Trek Lines
Few franchises have had the cultural impact of the various 'Star Trek' television series and movies, and nowhere is that more evident than in the snippets of dialogue that have become a part of the American vernacular.
Good Grief! 18 Facts About Charles Schulz's Peanuts Comics
Charles Schulz's 'Peanuts' comic strip made its debut on October 2, 1950, and has been an indelible part of American culture ever since.
Serbia In Collapse
The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 208th installment in the series.
42 Big Facts About Little House on the Prairie
'Little House on the Prairie' was television at its most wholesome, but that doesn't mean that everything that went down behind-the-scenes was PG-rated.
20 Facts About Gone with the Wind
Go behind the scenes with these little-known facts about 'Gone With the Wind,' winner of 10 Academy Awards.
10 Directors Who Turned Down Star Wars
David Lynch, Steven Spielberg, and Guillermo del Toro are among the noted directors who dared to tell Darth Vader "no."
Italians Defeated At Third Isonzo
The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that shaped our modern world. Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 207th installment in the series.
6 Too-Cool Facts About Henry Winkler
Henry Winkler thumbs-upped his way into America’s hearts as the Fonz in 'Happy Days' more than 40 years ago, and he hasn’t been out of the spotlight since.
12 Bewitching Facts About The Craft
In 1996, 'The Craft'—a movie about a group of teenage witches starring Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True—hit theaters and completely changed the subgenre.
12 Star Trek Gadgets That Now Exist
Universal translators, tablet computer, and these other gadgets arrived even sooner than Star Trek's writers imagined.