Working hours at this shrimp processing and packaging plant are outlined as: "Whenever the heck you feel like it."

By Tom Goldstone, CNN

Editor's Note: Tom Goldstone is the executive producer of Fareed Zakaria GPS. This article originally appeared in September 2011. The views expressed are his own.

Clint Eastwood went from begging Billy Wilder for a job to turning down playing James Bond and Superman.

Frederick Jones was an inventor best known for the development of refrigeration equipment used to transport food and blood during World War II.

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Bears have one of the best senses of smell in the animal kingdom. But how good? In this article, we will tell you, & help explain why it’s so good.

The spectacular thefts of Apollo Robbins.

"Amish Paradise" is a 1996 single by satirist "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a satire of the hip hop song "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio featuring L.V. (which itself is a reworking of the Stevie Wonder song "Pastime Paradise"). Featured on the album Bad Hair…

Jeopardy! contestants are known for their ability to access a seemingly limitless amount of information at lightning speed, but having the reflexes to ring in at the proper time – and ahead of your competitors – is what makes Jeopardy! a game. Multiday champs…

Jayson E. Street tells us a story about the time he broke into a bank in Beirut Lebanon.

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Horse meat forms a significant part of the culinary traditions of many countries, particularly in Europe and Asia. The eight countries which consume the most horse meat consume about 4.3 million horses a year. For the majority of humanity's early existence…

Judenzählung (German for "Jewish census") was a measure instituted by the German Oberste Heeresleitung (OHL) in October 1916, during the upheaval of World War I. Designed to confirm accusations of the lack of patriotism among German Jews, the census disproved…

A bird thought to be a new species was a seagull covered in curry. Identifying bird species is vital to hobbyists and biologists alike.

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Merchandise mark indicating that a product has been manufactured in Germany.

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The Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War (Dutch: Driehonderdvijfendertigjarige Oorlog, Cornish: Bell a dri hans pymthek warn ugens) was an alleged state of war between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly (located off the southwest coast of Great Britain)…

The actress dishes on “Chicago,” “Mask of Zorro,” “Ocean's Twelve,” “Traffic,” and talks about what it was like to perform live and win an Oscar — while nine months pregnant.