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In Honor of Labor Day, 5 Movies That Make You Appreciate Your Job

In Honor of Labor Day, 5 Movies That Make You Appreciate Your Job

Labor Day weekend calls for more than a celebration -- it calls for validation of this thing we call work. Before you canter drunkenly into the long holiday, here are five movies that will reaffirm your faith in your own employment. It'll add extra grace to your three-day break while making your return on Tuesday much easier. Let's punch in and tune out!

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About That Time Marlon Brando Invented Swimming Pool Shoes and Conga Drums

About That Time Marlon Brando Invented Swimming Pool Shoes and Conga Drums

Oscar winner, letter writer, Godfather... drum innovator? Turns out Marlon Brando was all of those things, an avid inventor with multiple patents to his name including one for a revolutionary tuning system for conga drums. Said prototype still sits in a storage facility in West L.A., which NPR visited recently to get the scoop on Brando's secret scientific pursuits.

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