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6 Facts About ‘The Hunger Games’

May the odds be ever in your favor. Author Suzanne Collins wrote the first Hunger Games book in the mid ‘00s. She was inspired by Greek myths and her father’s experiences while working for the Air Force. Collins has also said the nugget for the series came from an evening she spent watching television. After […]

Paul McCartney’s Backward Lentil Soup

20 years ago, Paul McCartney guest starred on The Simpsons. Here are some interesting facts about this standout episode.

Rejected by James Bond

The famous super spy is notoriously fussy when it comes to his automobiles and martinis but the producers behind the film series are even pickier.

7 Factoids About ‘Playboy’

The venerable men’s magazine just announced that it would do away with nudity in its pictorials, citing that it’s “passé.” Here are a few of the most memorable moments from seven decades of Playboy.

Keith Urban Legends

Like urban legends? Well, we dug up a few fake stories about famous people for your reading pleasure.

5 Disco Versions of Songs You Didn’t Know Existed

Disco was everywhere in the late 1970s, and almost everybody hopped on the bandwagon.

A Short History of “Peanuts” Movies

Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the others hit theaters this November in The Peanuts Movie. It’s not the first time they’ve appeared on the silver screen.

Charlie Brown and Linus

Coined By Comic Strips

Many common words and phrases were invented by cartoonists and first used in comic strips.

TV Channels Changing Names

3 Cable Channels That Changed Their Names

There are hundreds of cable channels available, which means it’s hard for some to differentiate themselves. The solution: a new name.

Daytime Talk Show

6 Forgotten Daytime TV Talk Shows From the 1990s

In the 1990s, daytime TV was loaded with talk shows hosted by minor celebrities. Most didn’t last more than a year. How many of these do you remember?

USA Today Back to the Future

Back to the Future Day: The Tributes

October 21st, 2015 marked the day that Marty McFly blasted into a futuristic version of Hill Valley in Back to the Future Part II. While the world he explores in the film is much different than our own, organizations around the world celebrated the occasion with various tributes and parodies.

SNL Hans and Franz

3 “SNL” Movies That Were Never Produced

For every Wayne’s World, there was another movie based on a Saturday Night Live sketch that never got made at all.

Minions

Your ‘Minions’ Weird News Roundup

Minions, the movie about the little, banana-like, gibberish-speaking creatures has now made $1 billion at the box office…and wreaked havoc around the world.

National Lampoon Trivia

A Brief History of The National Lampoon

This landmark publication was once an institution that gave rise to an entire generation of America’s most famous comedians.

Fight Club Musical

3 Unlikely Stage Musicals

The stage can be anything: a castle, the hills of Austria…even a fight club.

Bill Murray

The Adventures of Bill Murray

Bill Murray just seems to pop up around the world. Here are some of the weirdest exploits of the comic legend, who recently turned 65.

Oregon Trail

You Have Died of Dysentery: A Look Back at ‘The Oregon Trail’

Here’s the history of the educational computer game has taught millions of students around the world about the perils of pioneer life.

Judge Judy

Ask Uncle John Anything: Order in the (Televised) Court!

Are TV courtroom shows like Judge Judy or The People’s Court legally binding? How do they work?

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