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10 Facts About 'Dirty Dancing' That Would Never Put Baby In A Corner

The 1987 version of Dirty Dancing celebrated its 30th anniversary, and we still can't help but feel fuzzy when we re-watch this summer romance film. Dancing gods Patrick Swayze (Johnny) and Jennifer Grey (Baby) were not big movie star names at the time, but the popularity of the movie helped them to become one of the most famous romance duos in film history. Here are 10 sort of 'dirty' backstage secrets that you definitely had no knowledge of while watching the movie. 10. The Lake Scene.One of the most popular and loved scenes in the movie was definitely not

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15 Reasons Why 00s Girls Loved Avril Lavigne That Aren't So Complicated

Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne made her debut in 2002 with smash hits like Sk8er Boi and Complicated. Her punk-rock style had us all wanting to copy her aesthetic and sing-along to her songs. She's still rocking it today, but we can all agree that Avril was one of the coolest chicks in the music industry in the early 2000s. Here are 15 reasons why so many girls loved "Sk8er" girl Avril. 15. She rocked out concerts in a tomboy skater style that was too-cool-for-school. Image Event14. She said stuff like this: “Why should I care what other people think of

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25 Best Drew Carey Intros on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"

The first American version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? was hosted by Drew Carey on ABC and ABC Family. The improvisational comedy sketches have entertained Americans and many others around the world from 1998 to 2007. We can all agree that this show was entertaining from the very first word to the last. Although the British version had some great intros, the American version with Drew Carey was undeniably hilarious. The opening of the show started something like this: “Welcome to Whose Line Is It Anyway?, where everything is made up and the points don’t matter. The points

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10 Best Lines From "Whose Line Is It Anyway?"

This was arguably one of the only comedy shows from the late '90s to early '00s that required you to have a box of tissues handy to dab away all those tears of joy. If you're one to be easily offended, this show was probably not your favorite. ABCSee what I mean? Now that's not to say everything in this show was offensive, but anything can happen when many scenes are improvised. It wasn't just what they said that was funny, but how they said it. Here are 10 lines that will have you missing the first American version of

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10 Facts About "Home Alone 2" You Can Read While Eating A Large Cheese Pizza In A Limo

What Kevin McCallister lacks in luck, he makes up for in intelligence. Home Alone 2: Lost In New York was released on November 20th 1992, and people got really excited about it. We still love to get the hot chocolate out and watch this movie during the Christmas season. Here are 10 facts about the second movie installment that you can talk about the next time you watch this film with your family. 10. The Plaza’s real phone number is used in the movie.Everyone wanted to stay at The Plaza hotel after the movie came out, so they

Life

10 Books Our Teachers Forced Us To Read That We Ended Up Loving

You've probably been forced to read many books in your academic life, and I'm sure you huffed and puffed wanting to blow the school down, but once you finished some of these books, you were surprised by how good they were. Here's 10 books that you were forced to read, and you're happy your teachers made you! Macbeth by William ShakespeareEmazeAn interesting story with a noteworthy cautionary message. Confidence and perseverance are necessary to feel ambitious enough to reach your goal, but make sure it doesn't become hubris. Macbeth was so full of himself in his quest to become king,

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10 "Age Test" Combinations That Only People Over 20 Can Solve

I can guarantee that anyone who grew up in the '90s and early '00s can understand why these side-by-side images are linked together. Don't expect the answers, but you might find them in the comments. 10. This is like trying to fix the slinky your friend tangled up. Difficult, but not impossible. Premicom / Tombow USA9. This one taught me patience and perseverance. Pinimg / Echo News8. BILL, BILL, BILL, BILL. There's no one we rooted for more. Reddit / Wikipedia7. Was this supposed to be fun? You might as well spin someone around a thousand times, it'll produce the same effect. Vancity

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80s Movies That Taught Us Everything We Know About Life

Coming of age is not easy, but there were some movies that made it a little more bearable. It's also nice to know that Hollywood understood our anguish. Here are 8 movies from the '80s that taught us everything we needed to know as we transitioned from kids to young adults. The Outsiders (1983)S.E. Hinton's 1967 novel The Outsiders became an instant hit, which inspired the 1983 movie that had an all-star cast. We follow the life of young greaser Ponyboy Curtis, who struggles to do well in school and deal with an upper-class rival group. brokelynIf there's

Life

10 Anti-Drug PSAs From Your Childhood That You Talk About In Therapy

When former U.S. President Richard Nixon declared the war on drugs in the '70s, there were countless anti-drug PSAs that filled our television screens advising the youth to stay in school and to say no to drugs.During the '80s and '90s, hard drugs made their way into suburban neighborhoods and became a rampant issue in youth populations. All this fearmongering didn't stop everyone from saying yes to drugs, but it probably did scare the heck out of some people. When you look back now, you can't help but laugh at some of them. 10. Pee-wee Herman says crack

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8 Songs From the Past That Today's Artists Just Can't Leave Alone

You might be disappointed to learn that some of your favorite pop tracks are sampled from '80s or '90s songs. This means that music producers took a portion of a song's lyrics, vocals, and/or melody to incorporate in a new track. You'd also be surprised to learn that a majority of pop music right now draws inspiration from other songs. First, take a listen to the track that's been sampled from and then see if you can guess the pop song. La Di Da Di by Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick (1985)This song has been sampled a number