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When Nazis occupied Italy in 1943, doctors in Rome created a fake disease as a way to save Jewish people in Italy.
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- By Ethan Tyrrell
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6 On Wisconsin: The Funniest People and Pop Culture in the State
Our state-by-state comedy census heads to the Badger State.
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- By Matt Solomon
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Marvel Tried Censoring A Nick Fury Comic (But Failed. Hard.)
Nick Fury's "gun" accidentally became a major plot point.
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- By Maxwell Yezpitelok
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The Bonkers Movie That Cost Zero Dollars: 'Attack Of The Giant Blurry Finger'
There’s an obscure little movie you can find hiding out on streaming services called "Attack of the Giant Blurry Finger." It's-- something else.
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'Clone High' Is Coming Back (And Deserves More Love This Time )
The underrated cartoon comedy greatness is being brought out of the meat locker.
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Less than a year before it was due to hit theaters, Pixar almost lost all of Toy Story 2 to a bizarre series of unforced errors. It wasn't yet the hit machine it is today, so it could have conceivably meant the end of the company.
Thankfully, a case of workaholism saved the day. Here's the story of how a weird Linux quirk almost ruined a franchise, and how an overworked mom saved the day:
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