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Robert Redford Faced Unimaginable Loss. It Shaped the Roles That Made Him a Legend.

Redford lost his mother and young son early in his life, before throwing himself into acting.

By Tyler Piccotti
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‘The Sound of Music’ Almost Never Happened. Now, the Movie Celebrates 60 Years.

The beloved movie musical was in serious jeopardy after another blockbuster drained studio resources.

By Tyler Piccotti and John Calhoun
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Robert Redford & Paul Newman’s Lifelong Friendship

By Tyler Piccotti
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Inside JD Vance’s Friendship with Charlie Kirk

By Tyler Piccotti
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24 Influential Hispanic Americans Who Made History

By Daisy Hernandez, Biography.com Editors and Ale Russian
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Why Elvis and Colonel Tom Parker Briefly Split Up

By Tyler Piccotti

Notable Now

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Jimmy Kimmel

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Cardi B

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Karol G

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Robert Redford

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True Crime

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Robert Redford Brought the Sundance Kid to Screen. The Outlaw’s Real Fate Is Still Unknown.

The classic Western dramatizes the lives of the infamous criminal duo, but how much of the story is actually true?

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Chilling Facts About ‘The Amityville Horror’ House

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Gilgo Beach Case Marks a DNA Profiling Milestone

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Ruby Franke: The “Momfluencer” Who Became a Felon

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Meet Jodi Hildebrandt, Ruby Franke’s Accomplice

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Ed Gein

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A Timeline of Amanda Knox’s Murder Case and Trials

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Why the Menendez Brothers Killed Their Parents

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Lyle Menendez

People You Should Know

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These 10 Latin Artists Changed Music Forever. Here’s How They Did It.

Bad Bunny, Shakira, and Selena are just a few artists who have popularized Latin music in the United States.

By Catherine Caruso
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10 of the Greatest Hispanic American Athletes

By Tyler Piccotti
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24 Influential Hispanic Americans Who Made History

By Daisy Hernandez, Biography.com Editors and Ale Russian
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22 Famous Scientists You Should Know

By Tyler Piccotti
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10 Famous Explorers Who Connected the World

Athletes

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Shohei Ohtani

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Carlos Alcaraz

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Aaron Rodgers

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Patrick Mahomes

Musicians

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Artists Who Performed at Woodstock Music Festival

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Coachella’s 2026 Lineup Is as Starry as Ever

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The 27 Club: Musicians Who Died at Age 27

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The Monkees: How the TV Band Conquered Pop

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Get Ariana Grande’s VMAs Red Carpet Look, Starting at Just $16

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Doja Cat’s Iconic Red Carpet Moment Led With This $25 Lipstick

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August Book Sales for Every Reader: 2025’s Best Deals

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Taylor Swift’s Viral Orange Lipstick Is Now $18

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Culture

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The Everyday Heroes of September 11, 2001

By Sara Kettler
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9 Memorable Super Bowl Halftime Shows

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Did Christopher Columbus Actually Discover America

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Was King Arthur Real?

By Barbara Maranzani

Scientists

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James A. Lovell Jr.

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Sally Ride

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Did This Newly Found Compass Belong to Copernicus?

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Stephen Hawking

Political Figures

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10 Influential Leaders of the Ancient World

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This Ancient Tomb Secretly Held Famous Royals

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Jimmy Carter

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A Stolen Headless Statue Has Finally Returned Home

Activists

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The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

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How the Greensboro Four Began the Sit-In Movement

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Who Founded Labor Day? One of These Two Men

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Alice Paul

The Latest

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The Rockin’ Origins of Stephen King’s Pen Name

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Oprah Winfrey: The First Black Female Billionaire

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Owen Cooper Becomes the Youngest Male Emmy Winner

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6 Fascinating Facts About Harper Lee

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‘The Pitt’s Noah Wyle Wants to Change Healthcare

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Seth Rogen

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Walton Goggins Once Ran a Valet Parking Business

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Sydney Sweeney

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Larry Ellison

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Bad Bunny

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Adam Scott

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The Real von Trapp Family of ‘The Sound of Music’

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