Philadelphia built a free, 39-day World Cup festival serving more than 425,000 fans. Take a look inside.

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A crowd watches soccer at Philadelphia's FIFA FanFest.
A crowd watches Portugal play Croatia at Philadelphia's FIFA FanFest.

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The sunglasses of Sun Valley: See the shades CEOs wore to the 'summer camp for billionaires'

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy arrives at the Sun Valley conference wearing shades.

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Elon Musk is feuding with Tom Holland over 'The Odyssey.' No, not that Tom Holland.

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Tom Holland, historian, looks pensive
Tom Holland, the historian, said that Elon Musk's not watching the film was "his loss".

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Matt Damon says getting fit for 'The Odyssey' in his 50s was nothing like training for Jason Bourne

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Matt Damon made several lifestyle changes while filming "The Odyssey."

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25 photos show what life looked like for Americans 150 years ago

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Capitol Park in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1876.
Capitol Park in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1876.

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10 things that are older than the United States of America

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The signage of a branch of Barclays bank in central London on February 15, 2011 in London, England. Barclays banking group has today reported pre-tax profits in 2010 of 6.07bn GBP.
Barclays predates the US by 86 years.

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What Is the Whiniest Country in the World? A New Site Aims to Provide a Definitive Answer

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Disclaimer: the answer may not be definitive, and I intend to complain about it.

The Empire State Building couple is the summer romance we need

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Empire State Building climbers Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus kiss after leaving the courthouse.

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Typographers Have Spent a Thousand Years Trying—and Failing—to Render Arabic Properly

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How a millennium of kludges and workarounds led to one man's "will not fix."

AOL’s Parent Company Just IPO’d. No, It’s Not 1992

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An Italian company that likes old brands went public. It happens to own AOL.
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