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25 Facts About the Scripps National Spelling Bee

You may know how to spell “victory,” but here are 25 things you might not know about the country’s best-known gathering of logophiles.

When Kids Took a Bite from PBS's Newton's Apple

Even though the show was meant for middle-schoolers, its audience was 80 percent adults. Here's why.

Funko Is Giving Pennywise the Clown His Own Breakfast Cereal

Start your day with two scoops of horror.

11 Historical Events Featured on The Americans

The hit FX series uses history as a guide.

15 Things You Might Not Know About Finding Nemo

Pixar’s beloved underwater masterpiece was released 15 years ago.

Alan Rickman's Personal Letters Reveal He Was Frustrated Playing Harry Potter's Snape

The wizard experience proved difficult for the late actor.

Inside Invitation to Love: Twin Peaks's Show-Within-A-Show You May Have Missed

There's more to the soap opera than meets the eye.

An Original Doctor Who TARDIS Is Hitting the Auction Block

It’ll cost you about $15,000 to find out if The Doctor’s preferred mode of transport truly is bigger on the inside.

10 Actors Who Regretted Leaving Hit TV Shows

Hindsight is 20/20.

Why Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Was Hero Turtles in the UK

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

11 Fun Facts About The Family Circus

There's a reason it's drawn inside of a circle.

11 Great Moments of Foreshadowing in Arrested Development

Fans of the show have spent years digging out jokes buried in the background, beneath the narration, within the soundtrack, and everywhere in between.

12 Very Special Facts About Punky Brewster

Sitcoms about kids abandoned by their parents and left to fend for themselves are few and far between.

How to Make Miles Davis’s Famous Chili Recipe

One of the most influential musicians of the 20th century was also pretty handy in the kitchen.

4 Fascinating Facts About John Wayne

Most people know John Wayne for his cowboy persona. But there was much more to the Duke than that famous swagger.

Move Over, Star Wars Land: A Star Trek World May Be Coming to Universal Studios

There could be a battle of sci-f theme parks brewing.

6 Celebrities Rejected for Military Service

The King served; The Boss did not.

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16 Surprising Facts About Return of the Jedi

After the massive success of the 1977 original, and the downer ending of 'The Empire Strikes Back' in 1980, space opera mastermind George Lucas returned in 1983 to produce what everyone thought would be the final installment of 'Star Wars'.