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Too Many Presidential Candidates?

There are more than a dozen candidates running for the GOP nominations, and half a dozen running for the Democratic nominations. Think that’s a lot? In all, more than 1,220 people filed paperwork with the Federal Election Committee, declaring their intention to run for president. Here are a few of them.

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.

Football Cheating

Not Quite Cheating

A wise person somewhere once said that cheaters never prosper, but what about those who kinda, sorta cheat? Here’s a few college football teams that have definitely stretched the rules.

Charlie Brown and Linus

Coined By Comic Strips

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

Ask Uncle John Anything: Grape(fruit) Expectations

Uncle John knows pretty much everything—and if he doesn’t, he heads his massive research library, or puts one of his many associates on the case. So go ahead: In the comments below, ask Uncle John anything. (And if we answer your question sometime, we’ll send you a free book!)

4 Baseball One-Hit Wonders

We usually associate “one-hit wonders” with music—bands like Dexy’s Midnight Runners who had one smash hit single and then faded into obscurity. A similar thing can happen in sports—in which a player has just one big moment of glory.

Cat Painters

Not people who paint cats, but cats who paint.

Three Alien Hoaxes

As Fox Mulder often said on The X-Files, when it comes to space aliens “the truth is out there.” But in each one of these cases, the “truth” wasn’t.

Kirk Douglas Film Still With Windscreen

Accidentally Excellent

Are you accident-prone? Don’t worry, it could end up making the world a better place.

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.

Day of the Dead Trivia

Day of the Dead Trivia!

Did you see lots of colorful skull cookies and people running around in skeleton makeup yesterday? That’s because it was the Day of the Dead.

7 November Holidays You Ought to Celebrate

Happy False Confession Day…and uh, Thanksgiving, too, we suppose.

Arctic Lingo

Icy Language

Antarctic research stations are so isolated that they have a lingo all their own.

Haunted Dolls

Wanna Buy a Haunted Doll?

Who would want to bring a toy possessed by a ghost into their home? Here’s a look at the very strange world of haunted doll collecting.

Halloween Decorations

3 Spooky Props That Were a Little Too Spooky

Now would be a good time to check the fake skeletons and fake corpses decorating your house…just to make sure that they aren’t real, like they were in these stories.

Disneyland Haunted Mansion

Every Haunted Mansion on the Planet

This popular attraction can now be found in five Disney theme parks around the world. The original one in Anaheim, California has been welcoming “foolish mortals” since 1969. Here’s a peek at each one of the mysterious mansions.

Fuzzy Dice

Hey, Nice Mudflaps!

Early automobiles were boring black boxes, devoid of personality…until all this stuff came along to spice things up. So honk if you like car-accessory origins!

3 Crazy Halloween Events

Still looking for a way to celebrate the most ghoulish holiday of the year? Then you may want to check out one of these totally bizarre events…that aren’t for children or the faint of heart.

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