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Rod Laver was a dominant presence in tennis during the 1960s and early part of the 1970s. The Rocket, as he was known, successfully completed tennis' Grand Slam. |
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| Posted: | May 7, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Steve McQueen was a well known actor through the 1960s and 1970s and became a bit of a pop culture icon. He was a big fan of automobiles and motorcycles, and got into racing a bit as well. |
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| Posted: | May 20, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Alain Prost was a successful racer on the Formula 1 circuit throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. He went on to own a team on the circuit, though he was not nearly as successful. |
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| Posted: | May 20, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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It's in our coins, our houses, our electronic devices, our art. Whether being used industrially or decoratively, copper has been mined and used for millenia. How much do you know about this metal that's so common, you never even think of it? |
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| Posted: | June 8, 2011 |
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Derrick Rose is an electrifying young point guard in the NBA. He has helped revive the fortunes of the Chicago Bulls from the dark days that followed the retirement of Michael Jordan. |
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| Posted: | June 16, 2011 |
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Pele is arguably the most well known soccer player in the history of the sport. His stint in the North American Soccer League raised awareness of soccer in the United States markedly. |
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| Posted: | June 29, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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James Dean is a cultural icon, best embodied in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), in which he starred as troubled Los Angeles teenager Jim Stark. |
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| Posted: | July 6, 2011 |
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Immortalized by his role of Vito Corleone ('the Don') in in 1972's "The Godfather", Marlon Brando had a significant impact on film acting, and was the foremost example of the "method" acting style. |
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| Posted: | July 9, 2011 |
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This 6ft 5in (1.96 m) tall actor was one of the most popular and well-known movie stars of his time. Rock Hudson was also one of the first major Hollywood celebrities to die from an AIDS-related illness. |
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| Posted: | July 9, 2011 |
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Grace Kelly was the object of the tabloids and gossip throughout her life. Her love life was a particular focus of speculation. In April 1956, Grace Kelly married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, to become Princess consort of Monaco. |
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| Posted: | July 10, 2011 |
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Bernard Hopkins, better known as the Executioner, is one of the greatest middleweight fighters of all time. He has won over 50 fights in his career, and is still going strong at age 46. |
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| Posted: | May 14, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Viggo Mortensen is a terrific actor who isn't as well known as the leading men in Hollywood. However, he has great ability to play a variety of roles, as evidenced by his career, |
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| Posted: | May 20, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Platinum is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal. Its name comes from the Spanish term platina del Pinto which roughly translated, means little silver of the Pinto River. |
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| Posted: | May 26, 2011 |
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Tom Selleck has had a successful acting career for over four decades. He's best known for two things: his role as Thomas Magnum on the hit series "Magnum, P.I." during the 1980s on CBS, and his mustache. |
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| Posted: | June 9, 2011 |
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This quiz offers a good mix of easy to moderately challenging questions about Wyoming's second largest city. |
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| Posted: | June 24, 2011 |
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Zinedine Zidane is one of France's best known players in international competition. Sadly, he may be best known for his headbutt of Italy's Marco Materazzi in extra time of the 2006 World Cup final. |
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| Posted: | June 29, 2011 |
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In addition to being a film actress and dancer, Rita Hayworth was a top glamour girl in the 1940s. She was a pin-up girl for military servicemen and a beauty icon for women. |
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| Posted: | July 6, 2011 |
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Gary Cooper's career spanned from 1925 until shortly before his death, and comprised more than one hundred films. Cooper received five Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, winning twice for "Sergeant York" and "High Noon". |
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| Posted: | July 9, 2011 |
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In 1999, the American Film Institute named Gregory Peck among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time, ranking at #12. Peck is remembered, among others, for his breakthrough performance as Atticus Finch in the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird." |
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| Posted: | July 10, 2011 |
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Natalie Wood began acting in movies at the age of four[ and became a successful child actor in such films as "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947). Wood drowned near Santa Catalina Island, California at age 43. |
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| Posted: | July 10, 2011 |
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