The late Alan Rickman invited half a dozen terminally ill children and their families to visit the studio every day to see behind the scenes of Harry Potter movies.
One of the latest crazes to hit the TikTok generation is vaginal prebiotic capsules.
If you squirm when you see a particularly gory scene in a movie or on TV, it’s because our brains react to such scenes as if they are happening to us, according to Dr. Nicholas Hedger from the University of Reading.
Franklin D. Roosevelt held 998 press conferences during his 12 years as president.
The bar-tailed godwit can fly 8,000 miles without stopping.
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This article appears in October 9 • 2026.