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Ever notice that 'eighty proof' liquor is only forty percent alcohol? Why do booze-makers feel the need to inflate their numbers like this?
It turns out this weird measure of alcohol content comes from an early test that people used to perform... which involved trying to make their alcoholic beverages explode. More »
Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, and Robert Downey, Jr. explain their characters' journeys leading up to The Avengers. Amazing Spider-Man star Emma Stone reveals the greatest risk Gwen Stacy has ever taken. More »
Science fiction is a genre of limitless possibilities, but that doesn't mean there aren't a few ideas writers keep coming back to as trusty old standbys. Here are ten of science fiction's most common tropes...and how they've evolved. More »
