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17 Web Toys for Your Procrastination Pleasure

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The 11 Most-Watched Television Trials

On April 11, 1961, the trial of war criminal Adolf Eichmann was the first to be completely televised. Here are 11 of the most-watched since then.... READ ON

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10 Case Reports of Cotard’s Delusion

First reported in the 1700s, the disorder that's also called "Walking Corpse Syndrome" is still a mystery.... READ ON

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Why CERN is Recreating the First Web Page

The European science organization wants to remind the world that, 20 years ago, it gave us the World Wide Web for free... READ ON

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5 Writers with Gender-Bending Pseudonyms

Here are five famous writers who, mostly for marketing reasons, changed genders for their bylines and book covers.... READ ON

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DID YOU KNOW? Marlon Brando hated memorizing lines so much that he posted cue cards everywhere to help him get through scenes. He even asked for lines to be written on an actress's posterior. (That request was denied.)