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Today is Thursday, October 9, 2025, and if you’re in the United States this evening, there’s plenty to do [...]

Pictured above is a toy — a replica WWE championship title belt. It retails for about $20 at Walmart, and [...]

On July 21, 2014, actor Chris Pratt — previously best known for his supporting role as slacker Andy Dwyer [...]

Hi! Yesterday was the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It’s an opportunity to reflect [...]

In early 1978, a couple of boys were hanging out in their yard in Los Angeles, digging in the dirt. Their [...]

Pictured above is a screenshot from Google Maps’ Street View feature from August 2015. The location seen is [...]

I’ve been thinking a lot about curiosity lately. When I first decided to create an online course, “The [...]

In 1996, video game designer Satoshi Tajiri introduced Pokémon to the world. His first creation, a Nintendo [...]

If you haven’t read The Lord of the Rings or watched the movie adaptations, you’re missing out — the [...]

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