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English Egyptologist Howard Carter near golden sarcophagus of Tutankhamen mummy in Egypt in 1923, colorized document (Harry Burton/Apic/Getty Images)

9 victims of King Tut's curse

Stacy Conradt - Mental Floss
Ji-Young, Simu Liu and Big Bird on "Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together" (Sesame Workshop/WarnerMedia)

16 Muppets who moved to Sesame Street

Joy Saha
Black metal band on stage (Getty stock photo/AarStudio)

How death metal lyrics echo the Bible

Channah Fonseca Becar - The Conversation
Daniel Kaluuya in "Get Out" (Universal Pictures)

No sundown towns for me this holiday

Melanie McFarland
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Lion tamer on a circus poster, 1873 (Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Joe Exotic & USA's original tiger kings

Madeline Steiner - The Conversation
Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and John Lennon in "The Beatles: Get Back" (Linda McCartney / Apple Corps Ltd.)

"Get Back" Beatles doc is transfixing

Kenneth Womack
Bronze free-range turkeys (Getty Images/Nick David)

Talking "turkey," a most versatile word

Jack Lynch - The Conversation
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Brent Stirton/Getty Images)

Broadway actor suspended for Jan. 6

Trish Rooney
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Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld in "Hawkeye" (Marvel / Disney+)

No Jeremy Renner-ssance for this Hawkeye

Melanie McFarland
The Humans (A24)

The anguish of dinner with "The Humans"

Gary M. Kramer
Drive My Car (Sideshow and Janus Films)

A revealing commute in "Drive My Car"

Gary M. Kramer
Ringo Starr (MasterClass)

Ringo's instinctual drumming MasterClass

Kenneth Womack
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Steve M. Robertson and Michael C. Hall in "Dexter: New Blood" (Seacia Pavao/SHOWTIME)

10 killer facts about "Dexter"

Garin Pirnia - Mental Floss
Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 - 1997) sitting on a step at her home, Highgrove House, in Doughton, Gloucestershire, 18th July 1986. (Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

How Di became the pop culture princess

Ruth Penfold-Mounce - The Conversation
Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show with Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake before the wardrobe malfunction (Getty Images/KMazur/WireImage)

The injustice done to Janet Jackson

Melanie McFarland
Britney Spears performs at the NOW 99.7 Triple Ho Show 7.0 SAP Center on December 3, 2016 in San Jose, California. (Steve Jennings/WireImage/Getty Images)

I was in a cult and captive like Britney

Dr. Tamara MC
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R.E.M. New Adventures in Hi-Fi (Chris Bilheimer)

Mills talks REM's standalone road album

Annie Zaleski
A woman smiles as she reaches for a container of Betty Crocker pizza dough mix in the dairy section of a grocery store, circa 1965 (Lambert/Getty Images)

The legacy of Betty Crocker at 100

Elizabeth A. Blake - The Conversation
Pilgrims observing the Anglicans led by Thomas Morton dancing around a Maypole at Mare Mount (Merrymount) settlement, 1628. (Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

What was the first banned book?

Jake Rossen - Mental Floss
Jennifer Aniston and Mark Duplass in “The Morning Show" (Apple TV+)

The Morning Show's empty on-air moment

Melanie McFarland
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Bruce Springsteen (Danny Clinch/Shore Fire Media)

Springsteen's truly legendary "No Nukes"

Kenneth Womack
"The Wheel of Time" cast (Amazon Prime Video/ Sony Pictures Television)

"The Wheel of Time" isn’t terrible

Dan Selcke - Winter is Coming
John Cho in "Cowboy Bebop" (Kirsty Griffin/Netflix)

"Cowboy Bebop" is an off-key adaptation

Melanie McFarland
Jonathan Rhys Meyers in "Hide and Seek" (Saban Films)

Jonathan Rhys Meyers on being a bold boy

Gary M. Kramer
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