☀️ Awesome Things 204: RIP Gene Hackman, Name Your Own Gulf, Recipe Secrets, SNL 50, Why You've Never Been in a Plane Crash
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On to this week’s Awesome Things:
RIP Gene Hackman
Richard Donner told this great moustache-related story about working with GENE HACKMAN on Superman.
What was your favorite Gene Hackman flick?
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Name your own gulf
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Why You’ve Never Been In A Plane Crash
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People Are Sharing Their Secret Ingredient For Making Dishes Taste Incredible
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Remembering Saturday Night Live Cast Members We've Lost Through the Years
As 'SNL' celebrates 50 years of live sketches, PEOPLE reflects back on the legacies of its late stars. John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Chris Farley are all major contributors to what 'SNL' is today.
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At Taco Bell, I Lived Más and I Loved Más
After chatting someone up on OkCupid, we went to Taco Bell for our first date — and that’s history.
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How Far Would You Go to Make a Friend?
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