Recorded in 1969, the Dutch band Shocking Blue gained worldwide fame with their hit "Venus." The song was later covered by the girl group Bananarama in 1986. Interestingly, both songs reached #1 on th...

"Charles Moore put faces on the civil rights movement for a nation to see. His photographs for Life magazine reached half of the nation. Images of snarling police dogs, water cannons, the Ku Klux Klan...

Paris' largest public park, the Jardin du Luxembourg, contains a bronze replica of the Statue of Liberty. The statue was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi in 1870.

"One Step Beyond…" is the 1979 debut album by the British ska group Madness. The title track, released as a single, was originally written and recorded by the Jamaican ska musician Prince Buster. Hea...

Jefferson Airplane performed the 1967 hit "White Rabbit," which uses imagery from Lewis Carroll's Alice stories to describe the effects of psychedelic drugs. The song was written by lead singer Grace ...

Now a successful girl group and dance ensemble, the Pussycat Dolls were founded in 1995 by choreographer Robin Antin as a burlesque troupe based in Los Angeles. Throughout their rise to fame, the grou...

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race—usually just called the Iditarod—is an annual sled dog race in Alaska, where mushers and teams of typically 16 dogs cover 1,161 miles (1,868 km) in 8 to 15 days from W...

Best Picture Nominee "The Blind Side" (2009) tells the rags to riches story of Michael Oher, now an offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens.

The same frozen breath effect used for Leonardo DiCaprio in "Titanic" was reused on actor Edward Norton for the cave scene in "Fight Club."

Daniel Day-Lewis is the only non-American two-time Academy Award winner for Best Actor. He received Oscars for his portrayals of Christy Brown in "My Left Foot" (1989) and Daniel Plainview in "There ...

We've moved on from yesterday's "The Matrix" trivia, but we couldn't resist sharing this Lego movie with you. Enjoy!

"Tank Man, or the Unknown Rebel, is the nickname of an anonymous man who became internationally famous when he was videotaped and photographed standing in front of a column of Chinese tanks during the...

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The 2005 Oscar-winning French documentary "March of the Penguins" was originally titled "La Marche de l'empereur" (literally "The Emperor's March"). Several elements were changed for the English versi...

One-time Murder, Inc. head mobster Albert Anastasia loved wearing fedoras and thus was given the nickname the "Mad Hatter."

The Boston Marathon is annually held on Patriots' Day, a Massachusetts holiday commemorating the first battles of the American Revolution.

The Ironman Triathlon is an endurance event consisting of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike course, and a full 26.2 mile marathon—raced in that order and without a break. Ironman competitors have a stric...

Johannesburg, the largest city in South Africa, is the setting for the 2009 sci-fi film "District 9." The movie has been nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Visual Effect...

Kathryn Bigelow, an ex-wife of James Cameron, directed the films "Point Break" (1991) and "The Hurt Locker" (2008). Both Bigelow and Cameron have been nominated for Best Director in this year's Academ...

Charlton Heston won his Best Actor Oscar for his title role in "Ben-Hur" (1959). The film, along with "Titanic" (1997) and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003), are the only picture...