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2024 File: The FAFSA Crisis
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2024 File: Cinema
Inside Out 2 becomes the highest-grossing animated film of all time, proving that Pixar still holds the box office crown.Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2024 Year...czytaj dalej »
2024 Record: Celebrity
The "Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck" divorce filing on their two-year anniversary saddens "Bennifer" fans.Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2024 Year of the Eclipse...czytaj dalej »
71 Fun Facts: The 1999 Y2K Fever & Digital Dawn Edition
Introduction & Context: 1999 was a year defined by the nervous anticipation of the new millennium and the peak of the pre-crash dot-com boom. As the wo...czytaj dalej »
65 Fun Facts: The 1997 Digital Dawn & Cinematic Giant Edition
Introduction & Context: 1997 was the year the world felt the first true tremors of the coming digital millennium. While the tragic loss of Princess Dia...czytaj dalej »
2024 Digest: The 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
In April, a path of totality stretches from Texas to Maine, becoming the most-watched celestial event in US history.Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2024 Year of t...czytaj dalej »
2024 Record: Space
NASA's Europa Clipper launches in October to investigate if Jupiter's icy moon could support life.Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2024 Year of the Eclipse & The E...czytaj dalej »
2024 Record: Social Media
TikTok faces a potential US ban as President Biden signs a law requiring ByteDance to sell the app or exit the US market.Part of the 61 Fun Facts: The 2024 Year...czytaj dalej »
61 Fun Facts: The 2019 Year of the Egg & The Endgame Edition
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2025 Digest: Tech
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2006 Legacy: The Death of Steve Irwin
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2006 Classic: The Demotion of Pluto
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