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Michael Jackson, Dr Pepper, Dr Pepper jingle

Before he became the face of Pepsi, Michael Jackson sang an awesome jingle for Dr Pepper. Hear it now.

The lyrics made zero sense. But that didn’t matter.

Heather Wake – 7/18/2026

Ringo Starr, The Beatles, pop music

Ringo made The Beatles change the lyrics of ‘With a Little Help From My Friends.’ Good call.

Phil Donahue, Steel Magnolias, talk show, 1980s

1989 ‘Donahue’ interview with female cast of ‘Steel Magnolias’ shows how far we’ve come

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Doctors couldn’t identify what was killing a baby in 1977 until a nurse remembered a line from an Agatha Christie book

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Trendy ‘grandma showers’ get a lot of flack online, but when can they be a good thing?

Heather Wake – 9/30/2025

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Legendary 2000s pop punk band fights the ticket monopoly with throwback ‘house party’ tour

Evan Porter – 5/27/2025

pixel street art of Indiana Jones, Superman, and Jaws

Artist makes everyday spaces magical by cleverly adding pixelated, old-school pop-culture icons

Tod Perry & Upworthy Staff – 2/5/2025

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High school teacher gives his students a pop quiz on 90s slang words and it was ‘on fleek’

Heather Wake – 3/6/2025

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Oasis wrote its smash hit ‘Wonderwall’ in 1995. It was inspired by The Beatles and an imaginary friend.

Emily Shiffer – 7/15/2026

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32-years-ago Whitney Houston left World Cup viewers stunned by an unparalleled vocal performance

Emily Shiffer – 7/14/2026

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With attention spans changing, Americans have settled on the new perfect length of a movie

Patrick Hamilton – 7/14/2026

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Michelle Obama worried her $50 brooch was too modest for the Queen. Elizabeth wore it the next night.

Adam Albright-Hanna – 7/14/2026

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Resurfaced video of French skier’s groin incident has people giving the announcer a gold medal

Annie Reneau & Upworthy Staff – 7/14/2026

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