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25 Best One Hit Wonders From The Beloved Age of The 1960s

The 1960s are known for many things, including Camelot, hippie counterculture, and good music. Some musical acts from that era, like The Rolling Stones, are still rocking it out on tour, while others fizzled out after a single chart-topper. Take a walk (or dance) down memory lane with the best one-hit wonders from the 1960s.

1. Doris Troy, Just One Look (1963)

Just one listen was all it took for Doris Troy's song about an infatuation at first sight to become a hit. She continued working as a b
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12 Popular TV Shows Everyone Forgot About

For people fond of television nostalgia, the 1970s and 1980s produced a lot of great television shows with huge followings. Despite their popularity at the time, these programs still need to be remembered. How many of these hit shows do you recall?

A sitcom about cartoonist Henry Rush (remember Cosmic Cow?), his wife Muriel, and their two adult daughters Jackie and Sara, who live in the apartment below them, was a big hit for ABC before being syndicated in 1984. Ted Knight’s character was known
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25 Greatest Albums That Help Define The 70s

The 1970s was a decade of massive change, and nowhere was that reflected more than in the music of the time. The decade started with the deaths of prominent rock and roll icons Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix. It ended with punk rock and disco ruling the charts. In between was a diverse selection of incredible, decade-defining albums like the ones gathered here.

With internationally popular songs such as “One Way or Another” and “Heart of Glass,” it's hard to believe that the members of Blondie w
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Culture Clash: Examining The 12 Biggest Criticisms of Gen Z

Generational factions like baby boomers, Gen X, and millennials are often critical of their peers and other groups for various reasons. Some of the grievances are trivial, but others have more gravity to them. When contributors to an online chat community were asked about their complaints with Gen Z, the responses were illuminating.

“It seems a lot of Gen Z was shielded from hardship as a kid and never learned to experience it in a controlled environment. When they become an adult, they can't h
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12 Big Celebrities Who Had Run Ins With The Law

Humans are imperfect and make errors in judgment, with some mistakes leading to criminal charges. Even some of today’s most popular and bankable stars have made missteps that have put them on the wrong side of the law.

Fortunately, these celebrities managed to leave their mistakes in the past and continue their careers.

Before achieving acting success and fame in the television sitcom Home Improvement and movies such as the Toy Story and The Santa Clause franchises, Tim Allen worked as a comed
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12 Scary Movies That You Never Knew Were Based on True Stories

The only thing scarier than a scary movie is one based on actual events. It’s one thing to see a fictionalized account of bad things happening to unsuspecting people; it’s another to know those terrible things happened to real people. When a participant in an online movie community asked for suggestions for movies that were true stories, the responses provided were shocking and disturbing.

The 1982 film starring Barbara Hershey and Ron Silver is based on a 1974 case in which a woman contacted a
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12 Greatest Films About Women Spiraling Out of Control

Movies often feature characters who overcome obstacles with triumphant results. Other movies revolve around lead characters whose lives are on a downward trajectory. When an online movie forum member asked their peers about the best films about women whose lives are spinning out of control, here’s what they had to say.

David Lynch’s perplexing neo-noir film featured Naomi Watts as aspiring actress Diane and her alter ego, Betty. Their stories are intertwined as Diane sinks into an ever-deepenin
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13 of The Most Disturbing Facts About The Human Body

When you think about it, the human body is a medical marvel. It’s a collection of various organs and systems that work independently and interchangeably to sustain life. However, behind all of those miraculous functions are facts about the body that are quite unsettling.

Untreated tooth infections, also called dental abscesses, are potentially dangerous and should not be taken lightly. The disease can be carried through the bloodstream and travel to other body parts, creating additional health
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Top 12 Worst Movies Where People Wanted Their Money Back

Moviegoers buy tickets to get their money's worth of entertainment. It's a satisfying feeling when the film turns out to be good. But some movies, like the ones listed here, are so atrocious viewers wish they could demand a refund.

An Adam Sandler vehicle in which he plays twin siblings Jack and Jill was so widely panned that some critics consider it one of the worst films ever made. It's ignominiously known as the only movie to win the Razzies in a sweep.

A blatant, poorly developed rip-off o
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12 Actors and Actresses Who Stupidly Left a Movie TV Series and Regretted It

The dream of struggling actors and actresses to land a lucrative television or movie role will make them rich and famous. Once meeting, some performers experience a change of heart and want to leave for various reasons, including branching out into other interests, pursuing other acting jobs, or even dissatisfaction. This gamble pays off for some and not so much for others, as the names on this list demonstrate.

Caruso went from obscurity to stardom with his starring role as Detective John Kell
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12 Common Technologies That Haven’t Advanced Much Since It Was Introduced

One of the hallmarks of technology is the changes they are continuously undergoing. Since their invention, numerous everyday items have changed little, if not at all. An online community responded surprisingly when asked which products have evolved very little over time.

The most extensive alteration with toasters has been an increase in the number of bread slices they can toast at once and the larger openings to accommodate thicker types of bread like bagels. Toasters may come in different mod
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15 Best Pieces of Advice for Young People From the Older Generations

People try to make the best life choices they can based on the information they have at the time. Sometimes it works out for the best, and other times not. Fortunately, today's younger generations can rely on the wisdom of those with more life experiences. When asked what advice they would give more youthful people, contributors on an age 40+ chat board offered valuable lessons learned from their lives.

Finances are one of the most discussed topics on the thread, with multiple commenters advisi
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20 Saddest Songs That Will Make You Think and Feel

There are sad songs, and then there are songs that are so sad that they break your heart. An online community of music enthusiasts was asked to recount the most heartbreaking songs they've ever heard. These responses will have you looking for a box of tissues.

For the band's guitarist and co-songwriter, Michael Rutherford, this song was very personal, as it describes the remorse he felt over the unresolved conflicts between him and his father after his father's death. This song struck a chord w
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10 Chores People Confessed to Honestly Loving

No matter where you live – house, apartment, or dorm room – like it or not, doing chores is a part of your routine. Some tasks can only be done with your full attention, and some can be done while multitasking. While many people (like me) can think of a million things they'd prefer to do than chores, some enjoy completing specific household tasks. Responders to an online question-and-answer forum described the household tasks they enjoyed doing.

Vacuuming the floor is a chore that can be fun if
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Alternative Student Debt Forgiveness Options

As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden promised much-needed student loan debt relief for millions of borrowers and their families.

As the President, he delivered on that promise with an executive order in 2022, providing up to $10,000 in student debt relief for income-eligible borrowers who didn't receive Federal Penn Grants while they attended college and up to $20,000 in student loan debt relief for Pell Grant recipients whose income fell within the program's guidelines.

According to the Edu
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Best Credit Builder Apps

Credit scores are no longer just used to determine interest rates on loans and the buyer's ability to pay them back. Consumers are now required to have a good credit score for prospective landlords and employers, cell phone providers, and insurance companies, as well as the usual: personal loans, mortgages, car loans, and credit cards.

A lack of access to credit due to no credit history or adverse credit poses substantial obstacles to reaching the goals mentioned above.

Previously, consumers w
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7 Movies That Are Nearly Perfect Except for One Thing (Maybe Two Things)

Some movies come very close to being perfect and ideal, say for one annoying element. A user on Reddit asked other Redditors to offer their thoughts on the worst parts of an otherwise perfect movie.

Here are the entertaining responses.

The 1979 sci-fi horror film is considered a classic among filmgoers, with some calling it a perfect movie.

The original Reddit poster to this subreddit wrote, “Performance, narrative, and direction wise, it's basically sublime. But one scene in it (the ending e
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Best Pokemon Toys of 2022

The holiday toy season is coming up fast, but for Pokémon fans, every day is toy season. Here’s a list of the best Pokémon toys of 2022 for kids of all ages.

Collectors will love to add this figure to their Pokémon collection. Ages 3+.

Prepare for battle with a 4″ launching action Ash Ketchum and five 2″ Generation 1 Pokémon figures, including Bulbasaur, Ditto, Eevee, Pikachu, and Zubat. Appropriate for ages 4+.

This 621-piece building set is ideal for ages six and over. Build and pose the th
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Steve Martin's Best Movies Written by Steve Martin

Very few celebrities can claim Steve Martin's pedigree: a Grammy and Emmy award-winning stand-up comedian, actor, musician, comedic writer, and producer. Martin transitioned from a Primetime Emmy award-winning writer for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in the late 1960s into a successful stand-up comedian and actor in the 1970s and 80s.

Martin's comedic genius may have been previously unknown to the younger generations. Still, he's been introduced to them recently with the Hulu comedy-drama s
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The 10 Fiercest and Coolest Pokémon Duos and Trios

With 905 named Pokémon, all of which have unique abilities and features, certain Pokémon stand out as the fiercest and coolest, especially in battle, displaying their particular skills and characteristics. Here's a list of the most potent Pokémon duos and trios to date.

These legendary Pokémon appear in the film The Legend of X, Y, and Z! Xerneas is a fairy type with the ability to grant eternal life. As a dark/flying type, Yveltal has the power to drain the life force of other Pokémon. Zygarde