Christmas music is pretty much impossible to ignore. There are all kinds of Christmas songs out there, and plenty of Christmas songs are terrible. But there are lots of great Christmas songs you've probably never heard of.
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The president of the United States is the leader of the free world, right? POTUS is one of the most important jobs in the world, and it comes with a lot of responsibility ... and powers or weird rules. Here are some disturbing secrets the government doesn't want you to know about the presidency.
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The NBA has gotten really tame. If you're wishing for a rougher basketball game, look back to the Detroit Pistons Bad Boys. Here's where the Bad Boys are today.
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Holiday characters are great. They're probably half the reason we enjoy the holidays at all. But while most holiday characters are for the enjoyment of children, not everything they do is child-friendly. Here are things only adults notice about holiday characters.
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2018 was a truly incredible year for video games. This embarrassment of riches makes for a pretty good time for gamers, until it comes time to decide which one is actually the best. We've got our definitive choice for the single best video game of 2018 — and it might not be the one you'd expect.
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From the early days of American sports, up to today, few have been able to master multiple sports, and the ones that did (for the most part) became legends.
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Nobody really likes paying taxes, but they pay for our roads and schools and so on. Unfortunately, sometimes the wrong politicians get the keys to the national piggy bank. Here are some of the most egregious examples of politicians wasting government money.
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The 1989 49ers squad is perhaps one of the best of the era, dominating their season and producing a lopsided Super Bowl. Here's where the 1989 49ers are now.
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Every musician has their peak, their time in the sun. Plenty of musicians then drag things on into eternity, touring and mashing up old hits just to pay the bills. Others slowly fade into obscurity or dip out altogether. Here are musicians who disappeared in 2018.
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You might be surprised at just how many of your favorite magical figures in J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World have a real-life counterpart walking around with some major bragging rights (or, in a few cases, shame) about lending their traits to some of the most popular characters on the page and screen.
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In Avengers: Infinity War, viewers were left on a serious cliffhanger. It would be a significant understatement to say Avengers: Endgame is hotly anticipated. But Avengers: Endgame probably won't wrap the story up into the tidy ending you might be expecting. Here's why that is.
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War is hell, so it's no surprise there are tons of terrifying stories out there about the things that happened during war. Some of those soldiers carried their wartime stories for years without ever revealing them. Others passed the legends on. Here are chilling war stories you won't forget.
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Some of the innovations that we still depend on today first appeared centuries ago, and some things that seem really ancient still existed pretty recently.
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Humans have long believed that we're better than animals. When they start holding funerals and hiring hit men, though, that becomes a lot more difficult.
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Football is a lot of swearing, hard hits, amazing comebacks, and trickery. Lots and lots of trick plays. The conventional way to play football is generally agreed to be the most effective, but sometimes you gotta shake things up. Here are the most ridiculous trick plays in NFL history.
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There were a lot of great movies in 2018, but not all of them got the press they deserve. While Marvel had plenty of big 2018 films, the rest of Hollywood marched on as well. Here are some of the best movies of 2018 that you might just have missed.
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From legendary sequoias to mysterious yews, let's take a journey around the world to find the oldest trees and learn how they've stuck around so long.
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The Black Death was really messed up, and everyone knows it. One of the worst parts had to be the, well, death. And there was a lot of that, but it may not have been the worst part. Here are the most disturbing things about the Black Death.
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Rock stars are wild and creative folks constantly trying to stay ahead of the curve. Rock stars just about require a small degree of clairvoyance to be successful. Here are rock stars who have freakishly predicted the future.
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2018 was an awesome year for horror movies. We've seen new horror releases that can scratch any itch for your little horror-loving heart. But if you had to put them in order ... which one is the best? Here's the very best horror movie of 2018.
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What really happens during a government shutdown? All kinds of wacky things, and most of it is not good for the government or for the people who rely on it. Government shutdowns are relatively recent and are pretty unique to the U.S. Here's what happens when the government shuts down.
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Many people in the U.S. and Canada will lose one place to buy home improvement supplies and aimlessly roam aisles on weekends. Lowe's announced on November 5, 2018, that it's closing a number of its stores. Here's the real reason Lowe's is closing some of its stores.
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You can see a lot of amazing things if you visit Japan, but as with any country, it's important to know the local customs and traditions before you arrive, out of respect if nothing else. And Japan has plenty of customs and manners to pay attention to. Here are things you shouldn't do in Japan.
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2018 is ending, and we've seen our share of great movies this year. But no movie is perfect, and 2018's top movies are no exceptions when it comes to dumb things. Here are the dumb things we all ignored in 2018's best movies.
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In 1997, the Denver Broncos got good. The '97 Broncos went all the way to the top and actually won. Here's what the '97 Broncos look like now.
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James "Whitey" Bulger was beaten to death in a high-security West Virginia facility on October 30, 2018. Here's the untold truth of Whitey Bulger.
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe has redefined movie franchises and has created the sort of juggernaut dynasty you don't see very often. Fans can argue for almost any film in the MCU as its best - except Thor: Dark World - but which is the best MCU film? The best MCU movie is not what you think.
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