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John Travolta, who plays the title role in “Gotti,” said of the mobster’s life, “There are no winners” News
Martin Cooper, one of several inventors inspired by “Star Trek,” came up with the first mobile phone as early as 1973 News
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The Alfred Jewel: One of the most dazzling and mysterious treasures from Anglo-Saxon period, found in a field in 17th century News
Hattie McDaniel of “Gone With the Wind,” the first African-American to win an Oscar, battled discrimination even at the Academy Awards ceremony News
The makers of “Alien” had everything designed except for the terrifying being itself and for that, they turned to H. R. Giger Strangeness News