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6 Cryptids That Turned Out to Be Real (opens the original)
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An unusual creature called Jimothy took the internet by storm this summer. Although the first viral videos of him declared that a new cryptid had dropped, it soon became evident that he was really a raccoon with short spine syndrome. But there are actually a handful of animals that were categorized as cryptids for many years before surprisingly being scientifically confirmed as real. Evidence of Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster may have eluded cryptozoologists to this day, but here are six crea
6 Strange Places Where the U.S.-Canada Border Gets Complicated (opens the original)
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If you look at a map of North America, the border between the U.S. and Canada looks fairly straightforward. Although it’s a bit squiggly along the eastern half, there’s a remarkably straight section running between Boundary Bay in Washington State and British Columbia and the Lake of the Woods in Minnesota and Manitoba. But on closer inspection, the dividing line between the two countries—which at 5,525 miles, is the longest border shared by two countries in the world—actually has a few anomalie
The Time a Long-Lost Painting Was Found in ‘Stuart Little’ (opens the original)
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Although Stuart Little (1999) was generally well-received by critics upon its release, it was far from the biggest or best-remembered movie of the year. Adapted from E. B. White’s 1945 book of the same name—with M. Night Shyamalan co-writing the screenplay and Michael J. Fox voicing the titular anthropomorphic mouse—the family-friendly film was up against stiff competition in 1999. The movie simply had no chance at the box office against juggernauts like Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
5 Famous Lost Films That Were Recently Found (opens the original)
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According to the Library of Congress, around 75% of movies made during Hollywood’s silent era have sadly been lost to time. Although there are far fewer lost films from later decades, there are always a few movies that slip through the cracks. But each year the number of lost films is reduced slightly thanks to dedicated archival work and chance finds. A few of the most important finds of all include Frankenstein (1910), which was produced by Thomas Edison and is the first movie adaptation of Ma
5 Famous Lost Films That Were Recently Found (opens the original)
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From one of Clara Bow's earliest films to a lost BBC horror show pulled off the air for being "too scary," these five historic films were believed to be lost forever.
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