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"Mamma Mia!" The numbers behind the music

By Danielle Chiriguayo

July 20, 2018

Swedish pop group ABBA gives the thumbs up after winning the Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo" in 1974. Left to right: Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson. — Steve Wood/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (a listicle after midnight)

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FIFA World Cup by the numbers

By Andy Uhler

July 13, 2018

A general view of Brazuca and the FIFA World Cup Trophy at the Maracana before the adidas Brazuca launch at Parque Lage on December 3, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. — Alexandre Loureiro/Getty Images for adidas

Every four years, the Men's FIFA World Cup final is widely recognized as the most-watched event in the world.

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Crock-Pot to "This Is Us" fans: Our slow cookers won't kill your dad

By Kai Ryssdal

January 27, 2018

#CrockPotIsInnocent, the company says.

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29: Too many two-Molly interviews

By Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood

August 22, 2017

Spectators look skyward during a partial eclipse of the sun on Monday at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York. — Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

Molly Bloom, host of the "Brains On!" podcast, answers our Make Me Smart question

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French indie rockers Phoenix take the Marketplace Quiz

By Hayley Hershman

May 19, 2017

Phoenix, from left: Christian Mazzalai, Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Mars and Deck D’Arcy. — Emma Le Doyen

And explain why oysters are the key to fortune.

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French voters are turning against the European Union

By Stephen Beard

April 20, 2017

One of the most unpredictable French elections is being closely fought, with National Front leader Marine Le Pen promising to protect the electorate from globalization. — Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

As elections approach, a far-right candidate is channeling nationalist sentiment.

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Britain seeks U.S. help on trade

By Stephen Beard

January 23, 2017

British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives to deliver a speech on the government's plans for Brexit at Lancaster House in London on January 17, 2017. — KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/AFP/Getty Images

Prime Minister Theresa May wants a bilateral trade deal with America.

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Ending inequality: Chuck Collins' message to the 1 percent

By David Brancaccio and Paulina Velasco

December 22, 2016

A woman looks to an abandoned foreclosed home in Atlantic City, New Jersey. — John Moore/Getty Images

Collins, author of "Born on Third Base," joined us to talk about the country's wealth gap.

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