In a world of unskippable ads, KHJ Radio set the tone and mood for Tarantino’s movie, and the director made radio spots a significant part of it. (No spoilers!)

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Jaws, as both a film and novel, has had incredible reprecussions for shark populations along both the east and west coast of the United States.

When the first hacking of a telecommunication system occurred? In 1834, according to this article by Tom Standage! At that time there was no Internet or computers, but since 1794 France had its own national telecommunications network: a semaphore telegraph…

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The Fugio cent, also known as the Franklin cent, is the first official circulation coin of United States. Consisting of 0.36 oz of copper, it was designed by Benjamin Franklin and minted only in 1787. Its design is very similar to a 1776 Continental Currency…

Know about the different reasons behind higher percentage of manual cars in Europe. As we know Transmission is what changes the way you drive your car.

The company co-founder, who died last week in a kayaking accident, recalled as ‘a brilliant man with an absolute passion’ for nature

"Umbrella" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007). It features American rapper Jay-Z, who co-wrote the song with its producers Tricky Stewart and Kuk Harrell, with additional writing from The-Dream. The…

As San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge celebrates its birthday, explore six surprising facts about this modern marvel of engineering.

Domestic cats and other felids rub their faces and heads against catnip ( Nepeta cataria ) and silver vine ( Actinidia polygama ) and roll on the ground as a characteristic response. While this response is well known, its biological function and underlying…

The nonsurgical technique, developed by a UCLA-led team, allows them to turn doorknobs and open water bottles for the first time in years.

The apples John Chapman brought to the frontier were very different than today's apples—and they weren't meant to be eaten

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Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961) is an American actress. Her roles include Lena St. Clair in The Joy Luck Club, Julie in the NBC sitcom Friends, Dot in the final season of Grace Under Fire, and the voices for Amy Wong in Futurama, Dana Tan in Batman Beyond…

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"Unsinkable Sam" - The cat who started in the German navy in WWII, then became a ship's cat in the British Royal Navy, and survived three sinking ships during his naval service.

There is a lot of confusion on what this number represents, so our First Alert weather team explains what it actually means

Locals blame recent floods on nuclear-powered spying devices lost in the Himalayas in 1965.