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Meghan Markle spotted with THIS famous actor while on holiday before Prince Harry
Meghan Markle, 37, travelled around the world to a number of countries before she entered the Royal Family. Italy, Greece, New Zealand and Canada were just some of the destinations on her list. In 2015, she visited Istanbul in Turkey for the opening of Soho House, a favourite of hers and many other celebrities. She […]
The most famous author from every state
Wikimedia First we scoured coast to coast to find the most famous book set in every state. Now we’re hitting the books to discover the most famous author from every state. Not all the choices were cut and dried. To qualify for this list, the esteemed wordsmiths had to be born in their respective states […]
Google’s famous Googleplex headquarters was the epicenter for its worldwide walkout over gender discrimination — here’s what it was like on the scene (GOOGL, GOOG)
Troy Wolverton/Business Insider Hundreds of Google employees took part in a walkout at the company’s Mountain View, California headquarters Thursday to protest sexual harassment and gender discrimination. Protestors shouted things such as, “time’s up!” and “enough is enough.” Organizers have issued a list of demands, including that the company put together and share with the […]
71 years ago, Chuck Yeager smashed the sound barrier — here’s what it was like on the famous flight
USAF Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in a Bell X-1 experimental aircraft on October 14, 1947. Yeager, a World War II fighter pilot, had been working on the project for several years. He kept flying as a test pilot and eventually retired as a general in 1975. Chuck Yeager began his career during World […]
Lady Gaga said someone told her she should get a nose job before she was famous
Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images Lady Gaga revealed that someone once told her to get a nose job. Gaga said even before she was famous she refused to change herself. She said she also did everything her own way, regardless of what people wanted. Lady Gaga said her physical appearance was criticized before she was famous […]
The Tiny Nation Where Puppets Are More Famous Than People
Inside Ljubljana Castle, situated just above the Slovenian capital’s scenic old town, there are a few heads in jars. They hover in murky liquid, attached to spindly outgrowths halfway between spinal cords and centipedes. If you pull a cord, they’ll move. The heads aren’t some remnant of a medieval torture device — though Ljubljana Castle […]
How Lego Came to Be the World’s Most Famous Brick
A Danish woodworker’s bet on a new manufacturing process gave us a toy that never gets old. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b845bc6900cb57bbfd1e7d5/master/pass/benchmark_lego.jpg
20 celebrities who met before they were famous
Getting rich and famous seems like it would be great, but getting famous alongside your friend sounds even better. Whether they met in high school or as spontaneously at a club, here are a handful of celebrities who met before they got famous and got to watch each other’s success rise in tandem. Busta Rhymes […]
Thailand’s famous Maya Bay CLOSED for tourists for entire summer season
Maya Bay has been damaged over time by the huge influx of tourists that visit every year. Since the release of the famous film The Beach 18 years ago, many travellers have headed to the island to explore it for themselves. As Thailand has become popular with backpackers and luxury resort tourists, the damage to […]
