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In a recorded video, A-list actor Steve Carell dropped in on several high schools around Los Angeles to give the seniors a very special announcement. The students probably thought it was a curious prank, or an AI-generated video, but they’d have been wrong. The announcement was that all the seniors’ prom…

A senior citizen who suffers from claustrophobia offered a man in the aisle seat on a recent Delta Airlines flight $100 to switch with her. Though he repeatedly declined, and offered his seat happily, the woman would not let it lie, eventually telling him to give some of the money to…

LeBron James has become the first player in NBA history to score a combined 50,000 points across all games, season and postseason. He made the record with a three-pointer in the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 136-115 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, in which he scored 34. Talk…

Happy Birthday to musician and singer-songwriter David Gilmour, who turns 79 years old. In a career spanning more than 50 years, he is best known for his work as the guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It was estimated that by 2012 the group had sold…

Two of the Central Asian ‘Stans’ have agreed to shift their borders after decades of violent frontier flare-ups, celebrating peace between neighbors. Not every country can enjoy a border as easily delineated as Colorado and Kansas. Few areas of the world can boast a worse cartographical headache than the Fergana Valley….

From India comes the incredible story of a young man who reconstructed an ‘extinct’ musical instrument using clues in ancient literature. Called the Yazh, this gorgeous harp, carved in the form of a peacock and aided by a resonator, was played for Tamil kings 2,000 years ago, but hasn’t been manufactured…

The Hudson River Valley and nearby upland is dotted with popular hiking spots, but poor access and limited infrastructure have meant that nearby towns are overwhelmed by visitors during the hiking seasons. A new comprehensive park and trail will connect these peaks and troughs like never before, and will help spread…