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How 'Home Alone' Became The Most Successful Christmas Film Of All Time

​"Home Alone" is the most profitable festive flick ever, even though its stars thought it would flop. Now it's returning to cinemas.

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Here's What Happens When You Drill Into An 11,000-Volt Electric Cable

In 2013, two men working in Britain's House of Lords struck an 11,000-volt power cable. Luckily, both survived the resulting explosion.

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The Scientific Reason Why New Year’s Eve Is Generally Terrible

Those who plan to have a great time on New Year's Eve are likely to be the most miserable of all.

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JJ Abrams Responds To Claims That 'The Force Awakens' Ripped Off 'A New Hope'

"It was obviously a wildly intentional thing that we go backwards."

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What Are Actors Actually Smoking And Snorting In The Movies?

From chamomile tea to powdered milk, actors ingest a lot of things to pretend that they're doing drugs.

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Watch Hillary Clinton Literally Bark Like A Dog In Her Last Speech

In a strange hypothetical situation that Clinton created in a speech on Tuesday in Nevada, she imagined a truth-sensing dog that would bark at Republican lies. Honestly, her bark isn't bad.

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No, Hitler Probably Didn't Have A Micropenis

The German dictator could have suffered from medical condition called "hypospadias," but he probably didn't have a micropenis as is being widely reported.

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Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Today's FIFA Presidential Election

Everything you need to know ahead of the FIFA extraordinary congress on Friday where Sepp Blatter's successor as president will be determined.

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Life On The Kill List

I am on the Kill List. This is what it feels like to be hunted by drones.

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Don’t Panic, But Puff Daddy Has Officially Retired From Music

Puff Daddy has retired from music to concentrate on his film career, which thus far has included the movies "Get Him to the Greek" and "Muppets Most Wanted."

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Darude Admits He's Never Actually Been In A Sandstorm

Darude, real name Ville Virtanen, was asked in a Reddit AMA today about his authority on the meteorological phenomena and whether he had experienced one during his 41 years of untz-untz-untz-making on...

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The Cincinnati Zoo Is Not Happy About Your Harambe Memes

‘We are not amused by the memes,’ the zoo has said, joining other online voices in asking for the joke to come to an end.

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The Titanic May Have Actually Sank Due To An Enormous Fire

According to a group of experts, a massive fire that burned for weeks below decks made the steel hull weak enough for the ship’s lining to be torn open when it hit the iceberg.

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NASA Says That One Of Saturn's Moons Has Everything It Needs To Support Life

There might be alien life in our own solar system, NASA has announced.

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Coca-Cola To Cut 1,200 Jobs As Consumers Turn Away From Sugary Drinks

The US firm said it will cut 1,200 jobs starting later this year.

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South Korean Politician Rolls Into The Airport Like He's A Rockstar

Witness the boss swagger of 65-year-old Kim Moo-sung smoothly pushing his suitcase to a lowly attendant in waiting. The South Korean internet has been buzzing in giddy outrage at the absurdism and...

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Aziz Ansari Responds To Allegation Of Sexual Misconduct

Aziz Ansari has responded to an accusation of sexual misconduct, saying he believed the encounter was "completely consensual."

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How A Student In A Diaper Caused An Eruption In One Of America's Biggest...

One of America's most prominent conservative youth organizations has been engaged for months in a bitter internal fight over a university student wearing a baby's diaper.

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Two Black Men Arrested At Starbucks Receive $1 Settlement With City Of...

Two black men who were arrested in Starbucks while they were waiting for a friend have settled with the city of Philadelphia for $1 each.

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A Norwegian Island Wants To Completely Erase The Concept Of Time

Citizens of Sommaroy in West Tromso, north of the Arctic Circle, argue that normal business hours should not apply to them because they do not experience time like the majority of the rest of the world.

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