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The 10 Most Anticipated Fall Movies, According to Fandango

With summer unfortunately winding down, one part of fall we have to look forward to is the slew of new movie releases hitting theaters, from horror flicks to comedies and everything in between.

13 Facts About The Muppets Take Manhattan

On July 13, 1984, Frank Oz made his solo directorial debut with 'The Muppets Take Manhattan'—which featured Martin Scorsese's parents as extras.

8 Surprising Facts About Patrick Swayze

The versatile actor and former dancer, who passed in 2009 at the age of 57, once owned his own carpentry business.

25 Excellent Facts About Keanu Reeves

The affable actor takes a Zen approach to his career, alternating smaller parts with event films like the 'John Wick' and 'Matrix' franchises. He also may have married Winona Ryder by accident.

10 Fashionable Facts About The Gap

What began as a single store that sold jeans and records ballooned into a multi-billion-dollar fashion brand with more than 3500 stores in 43 countries.

Pandora Released a Harry Potter-Inspired Jewelry Collection

As if we didn’t have enough Harry Potter accessories, a new jewelry collection has dropped that seems worth a bunch of galleons.

11 Movies That Made Less Than $400 at the U.S. Box Office

A pair of movie tickets and a tub of popcorn cost more than the lowest-grossing movie on this list made.

Read What Happens When a Robot Writes an Episode of Friends

With the help of a recurrent neural network, cartoonist Andy Pandy generated a series of brand-new 'Friends' scripts that are sure to delight fans of the classic sitcom.

5 Movies That Could Have Starred Jennifer Aniston

The actress may have gotten her big break as Rachel Green on 'Friends,' but she could have told Jack Dawson to draw her like one of his French girls.

The Band KISS Misspelled Cincinnati and Locals Are Having a Lot of Fun With It

KISS paid a visit to Cincinnati as part of their farewell tour, where they sold commemorative T-shirts with the city’s name written on the back ... except they spelled it "Cincinnatti."

David Harbour and Winona Ryder attend the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 3 in 2019

Here's Who the Stranger Things Creators Originally Wanted to Play Hopper and Joyce

It's hard to imagine anyone playing Jim Hopper and Joyce Byers other than David Harbour and Winona Ryder, but the creators initially had other ideas.

Jimmy Stewart in Alfred Hitchock's Rear Window (1954).

12 Facts About Rear Window

Alfred Hitchcock taught us all the dangers of spying on your neighbors with his 1954 thriller 'Rear Window'.

The One Breaking Bad Scene You Need to Watch Before Seeing El Camino: The Breaking Bad Movie, According to Aaron Paul

Jesse Pinkman is back—but he might not be doing well. On October 11, Netflix will release the anticipated El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, written and directed by series creator Vince Gilligan.

Why Kit Harington Could Become Part of the Avengers After The Eternals

Kit Harington's leap from 'Game of Thrones' to the Marvel Cinematic Universe is another win for the young actor. But if Marvel follows the comics, his role could get much bigger.

The Great Bart Simpson T-Shirt School Ban of 1990

School districts around the country were unhappy with the messages of 'The Simpsons' shirts, which advised people not to have a cow and to consider eating their shorts.

10 Killer Facts About They Live

John Carpenter’s masterpiece about a man who sees the world for what it really is with the help of a pair of sunglasses is one of greatest cult films of the '80s—and features one of the greatest movie lines of all time.

Roger Higgins, Library of Congress // Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

The Reason Adults Are Never Visible in Charles Schulz's Peanuts Comic Strips

The stories of Charlie Brown and his cast of supporting characters are told entirely from their kid (and dog and bird) perspectives, with adults rarely intruding on their adventures.

11 Fascinating Facts About Mark Twain

Mark Twain is widely considered the author of the first great American novel—'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'—but his rollicking tales aren’t the only legacy he left behind.

Harry Potter's Tom Felton Originally Thought Gary Oldman Was a Cleaner on the Set

At LeakyCon Dallas, several Harry Potter cast members got together to share their experiences of what it was like to work with such a talented cast of veteran actors ... even if they didn't always know who they were.

7 Facts About Jenga

The popular puzzle game grew out of a childhood activity played by inventor Leslie Scott and her brother.

NASA and Peanuts Team Up to Bring Space-Themed Snoopy Booklets to McDonald's Happy Meals

As part of a new project promoting STEM, NASA booklets starring Snoopy in space will soon be available with McDonald's Happy Meals.

Appraiser Francis J. Wahlgren (R) examines a photograph inscribed by Abraham Lincoln on Antiques Roadshow.

11 Authenticated Facts About Antiques Roadshow

The long-running PBS series appraises antiques using a collection of experts, one of whom once mistook a high school art project for a rare sculpture.

Claire Danes and Jared Leto star in My So-Called Life (1994).

19 Facts About My So-Called Life

On August 25, 1994, teenagers across the country were introduced to Angela Chase, Claire Danes's character in the beloved, albeit short-lived, teen drama 'My So-Called Life.'

8 Wild The Wizard of Oz Fan Theories

With dozens of symbols and a naturally allegorical tale, 'The Wizard of Oz' lends itself to a wide variety of interpretations and pet theories—some of them more plausible than others.

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