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Celebrities & Music
How Spanky McFarland became the face everyone remembered
When George “Spanky” McFarland arrived at Hal Roach Studios, he was still barely more than a toddler, a small newcomer…
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Human Stories
He kept his wife’s apartment untouched for 26 years — and never gave up
In November 1999, a young mother in Nagoya, Japan, kissed her husband goodbye and told him she had never been…
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Human Stories
The Christmas gift that gave a writer her first chance
She was the kind of child who answered trouble with her fists, not her words, and in a quiet Alabama…
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Human Stories
The princess who chose love over her title
In Japan’s imperial family, duty is often seen as something inherited, carried with grace and restraint. So when a princess…
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Human Stories
The girl told to try nursing became a scientist reaching for space
When Maggie Aderin was eight years old, she was diagnosed with dyslexia, and school became a place of constant strain.…
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History & Heroes
How a stranded submarine sailed home on blankets and bed frames
In the spring of 1921, a United States Navy submarine found itself in a predicament so improbable it almost sounds…
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Human Stories
From Long Arms to Giant Feet, These Bodies Defy Expectations
The human body has a way of surprising us, and sometimes it surprises the world. A social-media story about people…
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Celebrities & Music
Bernie Kopell’s long road from Navy duty to TV stardom
Bernie Kopell left the Navy in 1957 believing the hardest part of his life was behind him. He had finished…
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Human Stories
A colonoscopy recording exposed the cruelty in the room
What began as an ordinary medical appointment in Reston, Virginia, turned into a case that would later echo far beyond…
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Celebrities & Music
Bernie Kopell’s long voyage from rejected actor to TV favorite
Bernie Kopell left the Navy in 1957 expecting to begin the life he had put on hold: acting. Instead, he…
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