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Despite what the movies show, actual high-speed car chases are rare -- and many of them end badly. But they can be entertaining: 90 million people watched O.J. Simpson try to evade police in 1994.
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“Leaplings” people born Feb. 29 have the rarest birthday of all. That’s understandable. But even in non-leap years, why is late fall and winter the least busy time of the year in maternity wards?
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The NFL celebrates one of its most memorable games ever on Saturday -- the upset 1968 Super Bowl victory of the Jets over the Colts, one of the classic games that live on as all-time fan favorites.
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Scientists have named a newly discovered lizard after President Obama -- just the latest of the zany ways that America’s leaders have been honored -- or maybe it’s mocked? -- over the years.
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Controversy still rages over genetically modified, or “hybrid,” food, which some consumers fear is unsafe. Farmers have been tweaking crops for millennia, but is today’s genetically altered food diffe …
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Way to use your head! Humans grow about 10 miles of new hair every year. The average person has more than 100,000 hairs -- and the longest known hairdo measured more than eighteen feet long.
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“John Carter” was a box office bomb, but didn’t even crack the top ten of all-time stinkers. “The Alamo” lost $146 million despite an all-star cast, and “Cutthroat Island” takes the prize as worst eve …
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Inaugurations are meticulously planned -- but things can still go wrong. Four years ago, Chief Justice John Roberts bungled the presidential oath, and organizers of the first inauguration forgot a Bib …
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Eat your way to a prosperous 2013 with traditional good-luck foods. Poles dine on herring, Greeks smash pomegranates, Germans feast on pork, and Spaniards eat 12 grapes just as the clock chimes midnight. …
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Where’s winter? Midwestern cities are setting records for snowless days -- nearly a year in some cases. Unless the precipitation picks up, the nation’s winter records look safe for now.
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“Gone with the Wind” is still America’s most successful single movie, raking in $1.6 billion in inflation-adjusted dollars since its 1939 release and fending off challengers like #2 “Star Wars.”
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The Civil War started and ended on land owned by the same Virginia man, Wilmer McLean. US history is full of odd coincidences -- like the a famous man who was present at two presidential assassination …
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A new highway in Texas boasts the nation’s fastest speed limit: 85 mph. In the US, only Utah comes close. But for fastest legal driving in the world, Germany’s famed autobahn network is still tops.
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What happens when a zebra mates with a donkey? Meet the zedonk -- a rare hybrid born in Georgia in 2010. Usually different species can’t breed offspring, but zedonks, mules, and ligers are rare exceptions. …
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CGI makes it easier to cast twins, but it’s still a directing challenge. Some twin roles go to actual twins, but more often one actor -- including Lindsey Lohan and Nicolas Cage -- just plays both sib …
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Spoiled food or a delicacy? With eggs and cheese, it can be hard to tell sometimes. In China, a smelly “century egg” is a prized treat, and some European diners enjoy a special rotten cheese dish.
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Would you get married at Taco Bell? A 99-cent store? Some couples have, as more seek unique wedding venues to set themselves apart. One couple even got married in an underwater cage in a shark tank.
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Pauly D spends 25 minutes on his hair. So do a surprising number of men. Sales of men's grooming products are way up, as more men -- and their wives -- discover moisturizers, makeup, and waxing.
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