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PEZ began in Vienna as a mint meant to help people quit smoking. But once American kids got ahold of it, the candy took off and a symbol of childhood - and healthy secondary market among collectors - was born.

How PEZ Works

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You’d think terms like cage-free and free-range means the chickens we eat are frolicking happily in the fresh air under the shining sun, but you’d be so, so wrong. Cage-free is a huge improvement but free-range is lacking and both have a long way to go. Find out all about both in this classic episode.

You&rsquo;d think terms like cage-free and free-range means the chickens we eat are frolicking happily in the fresh air under the shining sun, but you&rsquo;d be so, so wrong. Cage-free is a huge improvement but free-range is lacking and both have a long way to go. Find out all about both in this classic episode.

Selects: The Truth Behind Cage-Free and Free-Range

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Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur had a famous beef with one another in the mid-90s. It was so intense, it sparked an even wider rivalry between the East and West Coasts. In just a few years, both men had been murdered and the music world was changed forever.

Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur had a famous beef with one another in the mid-90s. It was so intense, it sparked an even wider rivalry between the East and West Coasts. In just a few years, both men had been murdered and the music world was changed forever.

The Ballad of Biggie and Tupac

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The Seven Deadly Sins are tied to religion, but not really in the Bible. So where did this naughty list come from?

The Seven Deadly Sins are tied to religion, but not really in the Bible. So where did this naughty list come from?

Short Stuff: The S7VEN Deadly Sins

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