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May 18, 2013 9:41 AM
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Although the sideshow has mostly disappeared from the American landscape today, we can still look back on the performers of yesteryear and see how they became the icons of the American circus culture.
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May 18, 2013 9:35 AM
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Your guide to never forgetting anything again.
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May 18, 2013 9:34 AM
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One man's trash is another man's line of eco-friendly stuff. These companies went green by using recycled materials to make these products, which are at once functional, stylish, and Earth-friendly.
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May 18, 2013 9:32 AM
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We asked 16 of our favorite artists, authors, and astronauts to tell us about something terrifying and thrilling that they’d never do again. Here's what they learned.
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May 18, 2013 9:30 AM
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Words we use every day in modern English owe their inclusion in dictionaries to a British army officer picking up a few slang words from the cotton traders in Bangalore, street food vendors in the Caribbean, or the Boer warriors two fought against...
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May 18, 2013 9:26 AM
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Some people can be pretty terrible to animals—but most people will try to help cuddly (and not-so-cuddly) creatures when they can. Here are some of the most incredible videos of people saving animals.
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May 18, 2013 9:23 AM
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Most moms should get a medal. These women deserve more.
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May 18, 2013 9:20 AM
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Sure, state quarters and presidential dollar coins may be fun. But for a truly unique coin, you need to think outside the box—or the circle, as it were—and come up with a truly original shape.
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May 18, 2013 9:11 AM
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Ol’ Blue Eyes, The Voice, The Chairman of the Board: Whatever you want to call him, today marks the 15th anniversary of his passing. In his honor, here are 15 facts that will help the late crooner seem like a bit less of a stranger in the night.
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May 18, 2013 9:08 AM
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It’s our duty to tell you about these five things you might not have known were out to ruin your life.
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May 18, 2013 9:06 AM
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Here's what the key grip, best boy, and gaffer actually do, plus the origins of those titles.
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May 18, 2013 9:04 AM
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All the hand-sanitizer in the world can’t save us from some of history’s nastiest viruses and the horrifying diseases they cause in humans—and we know you’re just itching to know all about them.
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May 18, 2013 9:03 AM
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Don't let Mother Nature have all the fun!
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May 18, 2013 9:40 AM
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For four presidents in history that we know of, and likely a few more that we don’t, painting has been a comfort both before their executive years and after them.
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May 18, 2013 9:34 AM
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May 18, 2013 9:33 AM
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Recent events have provided an interesting look at how law enforcement officials identify and hunt down very terrible people.
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May 18, 2013 9:31 AM
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Most people think of stilts as something for circuses and kiddie parties, but they’ve been used in a number of strange ways since ancient times. In fact, stilts have a long, proud history of weirdness that continues today.
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May 18, 2013 9:27 AM
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Details are still slowly emerging about the bizarre case of three young women who were allegedy held hostage by Ariel Castro and his two brothers for 10 years in Cleveland, Ohio.
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May 18, 2013 9:25 AM
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Take comfort that time has swept away many horrible, dangerous, and stinky occupations. Here are seven jobs in which redundancy is a relief.
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May 18, 2013 9:22 AM
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Today, while you celebrate your mom, take a look back at mothers through the ages.
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May 18, 2013 9:18 AM
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Plenty of people are that dedicated to their favorite shows and there are tons of tattoos featuring TV show logos and characters out there. Here are some of the many truly great show tattoos on the net.
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May 18, 2013 9:10 AM
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For as long as people have been speaking the English language, they’ve been deploying it to poke fun at one another.
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May 18, 2013 9:08 AM
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Humanity, you’re not alone in harboring a criminal element.
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May 18, 2013 9:06 AM
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In our Retrobituaries series, we highlight interesting people who are no longer with us. Today let's explore the life of Theodore Maiman, who died at 79 in 2007.
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May 18, 2013 9:04 AM
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Why look at a painting of a historical figure when you can come face to face with one?
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