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What’s the Longest Novel Ever Published?

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(via Mental Floss) Unlike most commercial songs or movies, popular novels vary greatly in length. The list of the best-selling

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(via Mental Floss) What did Secretariat, Man o’ War, and Seabiscuit have in common—besides great names? Each of these famed

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(via Mental Floss) Clothing can sometimes be a source of optical illusions. None may be more peculiar than the faux

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(via Smithsonian) A salute to the all-Black World War I fighting unit

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(via Mental Floss) Thanks to Afterschool Specials that put beloved stars in perilous situations and the Sunday Night Movie of

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(via Mental Floss) While the term southpaw officially applies to any left-handed person, you probably hear it most often in

In the early 1970s, two members of New York rock band Wicked Lester, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, struck out

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(via Listverse) Well-known companies dominating their market don’t always have lucky stars on their side. From failed Halloween-themed products to

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(via Smithsonian) Known for its memorable April 17, 1945 mission, the B26 bomber ‘Flak-Bait’ undergoes preservation at the National Air

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(via Smithsonian) They take time off and practice their hobbies, though that wasn’t always the case

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(via Atlas Obscura) Career ranger Virgil “Bus” Carrell had no design training, but “really gave a damn,” say experts, about

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(Atlas Obscura) The Masters has it all—except its missing original pimento cheese recipe.