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Identity

This Man’s Official Job Title Is Vaginal Happiness Manager

10.04.17

By Maria Yagoda
Chinese Uni Students On Why They Still Use Western Names

10.04.17

By David Brown
Tech

Why So Many New Species Are Named After Celebrities

09.26.17

By Jacob Dubé
The Uniquely Indonesian Pains of Having Only One Name

06.06.17

By Alice .
Sports

Are These MLB Draft Names Real Or Fake?

05.30.17

By David Roth
Identity

People with the Same Names as Celebrities Tell Us How Much it Sucks

05.03.17

By Jessica Pan
Identity

Trans and Genderqueer People on the Awkwardness of Changing Names

02.20.17

By Laura Borrowdale
Identity

Half of Americans Think Women Should Be Required by Law to Take Husband’s Name

01.27.17

By Kimberly Lawson
Pulse

Garcia is now the sixth-most-common surname in the U.S.

12.27.16

By Spe Chen
Sports

What Are the Most Egregiously George Lucas-Ass Names in Baseball?

12.20.16

By David Roth
Tech

Google’s Self-Driving Cars Have a New Name: ‘Waymo’

12.13.16

By Madison Margolin
How to Stop Being the Worst and Start Remembering People’s Names

12.05.16

By Katherine Gillespie

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Daily Horoscope: August 19, 2026

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A hydraulic Millennium Falcon door crushed Ford, breaking his leg and dislocating his ankle before an emergency stop saved him.

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Jim Carrey Needed a Special-Ops Trainer to Get Through Filming ‘The Grinch’

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One of The Beatles Lost His Virginity While His Bandmates Were in the Room

Harrison later recalled that his bandmates stayed quiet during the encounter, then applauded and cheered when it was over.

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