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Nicodemus Kansas
The wave of migration across the U.S. in the mid-1800's included people looking to live in open spaces, with land to grow crops and the opportunity to have a better life. After the Civil War, that included freed slaves and their...
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From Sherlock Holmes to 50 Shades of Grey
You've probably heard of the risque novel "50 Shades of Grey," now the best selling paperback of all time. But you may not know that it's actually fan fiction! It seems shocking that a fan fiction novel has become so popular, but 50...
TED Talks
Parul Sehgal: An ode to envy
What is jealousy? What drives it, and why do we secretly love it? No study has ever been able to capture its "loneliness, longevity, grim thrill" -- that is, says Parul Sehgal, except for fiction. In an eloquent meditation she scours...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Who IS Sherlock Holmes? - Neil McCaw
More than a century after first emerging into the fogbound, gaslit streets of Victorian London, Sherlock Holmes is universally recognizable. And yet many of his most recognizable features don't appear in Arthur Conan Doyle's original...
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Labour's Keir Mather takes Selby and Ainsty seat from the Tories
Labour's Keir Mather delivers an acceptance speech after being declared the winner of the Selby and Ainsty by-election
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Sherlock Holmes UK Premiere
Robert Downey Jr. at the Sherlock Holmes UK Premiere at London England. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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Sherlock Holmes UK Premiere
Rachel McAdams at the Sherlock Holmes UK Premiere at London England. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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Sherlock Holmes UK Premiere
Rachel McAdams at the Sherlock Holmes UK Premiere at London England. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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Sherlock Holmes UK Premiere
Rachel McAdams at the Sherlock Holmes UK Premiere at London England. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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Sherlock Holmes UK Premiere
Rachel McAdams at the Sherlock Holmes UK Premiere at London England. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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Sherlock Holmes UK Premiere
Rachel McAdams at the Sherlock Holmes UK Premiere at London England. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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Sherlock Holmes UK Premiere
Robert Downey Jr. at the Sherlock Holmes UK Premiere at London England. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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Sherlock Holmes UK Premiere
Kelly Reilly (Mary Morstan) at the Sherlock Holmes UK Premiere at London England. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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Sherlock Holmes UK Premiere
Robert Downey Jr. at the Sherlock Holmes UK Premiere at London England. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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Sherlock Holmes UK Premiere
Mark Strong at the Sherlock Holmes UK Premiere at London England. (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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INTERVIEW Noomi Rapace on changing roles and Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law on reinventing the roles of Holmes and Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Game of Shadows press conference at One Mayfair on 12th December 2011 in London, UK
INTERVIEW Noomi Rapace on changing roles and Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law on reinventing the roles of Holmes and Watson at the Sherlock Holmes Game of Shadows press conference at One Mayfair on 12th December 2011 in London, UK
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NEWS CAPSULE: 'Sherlock Holmes Presser' London
NEWS CAPSULE: Sherlock Holmes Presser, London, UK, 10/01/08 (Footage by WireImage Video/GettyImages)
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David & Victoria Beckham, Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes, Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith pose for photos on the red carpet outside the Beckham's Welcome to LA Party
CLEAN: David & Victoria Beckham, Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes, Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith pose for photos on the red carpet outside the Beckham's Welcome to LA Party
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Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise at Central Park Zoo
Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise at Central Park Zoo Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise at Central Park Zoo at Central Park Zoo on July 11, 2012 in New York, New York (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)
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Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise at Central Park Zoo
Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise at Central Park Zoo Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise at Central Park Zoo at Central Park Zoo on July 11, 2012 in New York, New York (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)
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Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise at Central Park Zoo
Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise at Central Park Zoo Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise at Central Park Zoo at Central Park Zoo on July 11, 2012 in New York, New York (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)
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Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise at Central Park Zoo
Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise at Central Park Zoo Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise at Central Park Zoo at Central Park Zoo on July 11, 2012 in New York, New York (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)
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Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise at Central Park Zoo
Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise at Central Park Zoo Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise at Central Park Zoo at Central Park Zoo on July 11, 2012 in New York, New York (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)
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Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise at Central Park Zoo
Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise at Central Park Zoo Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise at Central Park Zoo at Central Park Zoo on July 11, 2012 in New York, New York (Footage by WireImage Video/Getty Images)