In the span of four months, Pluto released two albums and unloaded an arsenal of videos for singles like “Bow,” “Motion” featuring Sexyy Red, “Pull Your Skirt Up” and, of course, “Whim Whammie,” which ...

The song 'Drops of Jupiter' by Train came out in January 2001. Twenty-five years after the hit was released, lead singer Pat Monahan explained on the 'Music Saved Me' podcast how the song came to be, ...

Pluto's discovery by Clyde Tombaugh, key political changes in Scandinavia and America, plus cultural and scientific milestones.

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Pluto was considered the ninth planet for 76 years after its discovery in 1930. Then in 2006, the International Astronomical Union redefined what counts as a planet. Pluto failed one key rule — ...

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The Beatles were hitmakers of the highest order, but they weren’t without their weird moments either. Mixed in with their pop-friendly offerings were off-kilter masterpieces. Revisit three Beatles ...

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