The dense kelp forest off the southern tip of South Africa is home to an unparalleled diversity of sea animals including sharks, rays, and, once upon a time, a common octopus that has just had an uncommon run as the star of the new Netflix documentary, My Octopus Teacher. Her onetime den lies a couple of dozen feet off the coast of Cape Town suburb Simon’s Town. The Octopus is long gone—octopuses rarely survive more than 18 months in the wild—but her co-star and “student,” filmmaker Craig Foster, still visits her former home in daily dives that are as much about pilgrimage as they are about science.

As the world prepares to ring in a new year, more than one billion people are expected to tune in to watch a glowing orb drop down a pole to mark midnight in New York City. The tradition going back more than a century features star performers, quirky customs and some practical challenges for the hundreds of thousands of revelers packed into Times Square. Here’s what you may not have known about one of the world’s most highly-anticipated New Year’s Eve celebrations.

The casting of Somolu and Olowofoyeku marks a significant milestone for Nigerian representation in Hollywood. Details regarding their character are yet to be revealed. Olowofoyeku brings a wealth of experience to the project. She has captivated audiences in both movies and television series, including her role in the popular sitcom, Bob Hearts Abishola (2019), Death Race 2050 (2017), Female Fight Club (2016), and the epic adventure, 10,000 A.

November 21, 2015 11:33 AM EST “You get a car! You get a car! Everybody gets a car!” It’s been eleven years since Oprah Winfrey shouted those now-iconic words. On Sept. 13, 2004, the media mogul gave each member of her audience a Pontiac G6 — and it quickly became one of the most memorable Oprah moments of all time. Even now, a decade later, it continues to generate meme after meme.

May 26, 2015 10:07 PM EDT A fraternity at Penn State University will be shut for three years following allegations that members posted photos of nude, unconscious women on a private Facebook page, school officials said Tuesday. President Eric Barron said recognition of the chapter of Kappa Delta Rho would be withdrawn despite a student group’s recommendations for less severe punishment, Philly.com reports. The university’s investigation found some members regularly posted embarrassing photos of women online and used demeaning language to describe females.