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George Carlin: ‘Rights Aren’t Rights If Someone Can Take Them Away’ A quote from the late comedian was widely circulated after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned...

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A death hoax YouTube ad claimed that Jim Carrey is dead and had passed away, using the specific words heartbreaking passing and talked about his purported declining health.

Jim Carrey Is Not Dead, Despite Death Hoax in YouTube Ad YouTube users reported seeing an ad that falsely claimed Carrey, the famous movie star and...

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Did Tommy Lee Break His Ribs in a Fight with Barry Manilow? So far, neither Lee nor Manilow has admitted to engaging in fisticuffs with the other....

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George Lucas did confirm that the Millennium Falcon was in a docking bay scene in Star Wars Episode II 2 Revenge of the Sith.

Did George Lucas Confirm the Millennium Falcon Is in ‘Revenge of the Sith’? The scene with the supposed Millennium Falcon sighting is visible just a few seconds short...

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Did Actor Russell Johnson Fly 44 Combat Missions in WWII? Johnson was best known for his role as the brainy professor in the 1960s TV...

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Is This Real Footage of 30-Foot-Long, ‘Man-Eating’ Crocodile? Would anyone really swim that close to one?

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Was ‘The Sound of Silence’ Inspired by Art Garfunkel’s Blind Friend, Sandy Greenberg? A Facebook post about the song's opening line "Hello darkness, my old friend?" went viral...

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Fake CNN Headline Reports Johnny Depp Organizing ‘Defamation’ Tour With Kyle Rittenhouse The fake headline appeared to be a satire of real events.

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Ed McMahon never gave out big checks at ordinary people's doorsteps for Publishers Clearing House.

‘Mandela Effect’: Ed McMahon and Publishers Clearing House Here are several reasons why so many Americans think they remember entertainer Ed McMahon working...

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