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Every website seems to start with the same three letters, and most of us have never stopped to ask why. Do we even need them?Tim Berners-Lee, CERN, DNS, and a lot of old print ads. Three letters, one surprisingly simple answer.Down the rabbit hole: Check out my review of The Social Network on Letterboxd.

A child describes another home, another family, and a life that ended before they were born. So what would it actually take to prove it?The University of Virginia, James Leininger, past-life regression, and a whole lot of hypnosis research. Some stories are harder to explain than others.More on hypnosis: Ep 108, Does Hypnotism Actually Work?Life's big questions, animated: Check out my review of Soul on Letterboxd.

In 1969, hundreds of millions of people watched astronauts step onto the Moon. More than 50 years later, plenty of people still aren't convinced.So what would it actually take to fake it?One small step: Check out my review of First Man on Letterboxd.

Twice a year we change every clock in the house and trust it adds up to something. So what are we actually saving?Electricity bills, wartime fuel, farmers, and a fight over which clock to keep.Time to check the receipt.Stuck on repeat: Check out my review of Groundhog Day on Letterboxd.

Picture the cape, the castle, and the strong preference for evening appointments. Now picture someone telling you he was real.Vlad III, Bram Stoker's notes, Bran Castle, and a very famous cape all get tangled up in this one.So who borrowed whose story?One more bite: Check out my review of Dracula (1931) on Letterboxd.

Every October a whole country agrees to put candles inside vegetables, send its children to strangers' doors, and hand them food. Nobody involved can quite tell you why. So where did any of this actually come from?Check out my Letterboxd review of Halloween.