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February 10th, 2012 3:02 PM

The word "shipping," imagining relationships between characters from a show, movie, or book series, was first used in the 1980s on an X-Files newsgroup. However, the act itself dates back to the early 1900s and Jane Austen's novels.

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Know Your Meme: Guile's Theme

Internet scientist Forest talks about the one-fits-all soundtrack meme, Guile’s Theme Goes with Everything.

February 10th, 2012 2:30 PM

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Nic Cage Has A Reflection

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February 10th, 2012 1:04 PM

At least he did the last time he checked. On last night's episode of the Late Show with David Letterman, Nicolas Cage discussed the photo of his vampire lookalike that was on eBay this past September

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