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Lou Scheimer, the founder of animation studio Filmation and the producer of Saturday morning cartoon classics such as 'Fat Albert,' 'He-Man,' and 'Superman,' has passed away at the age of 84. Scheimer leaves behind a legacy of exciting Saturday morning entertainment for children that's been passed on and revitalized from generation to generation.

Forget Jack Kevorkian, Lithuanian engineer Julijonas Urbonas has created a way to kill yourself that will send you off with a smile. He is the designer of the euthanasia roller coaster. Yes, you read that right.

Convicted Cleveland kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro was found dead late Tuesday in his prison cell in Ohio. The New York Daily News reports the 52-year-old hung himself.

Here’s a story that will make you think twice the next time you’re asked, “Paper or plastic?”

More sad news out of Hollywood today, following last week's loss of 'That '70s Show' actress Lisa Robin Kelly, as former 'Famous Jett Jackson' star Lee Thompson Young has been found dead at the age of 29. The former Disney Channel star had currently been appearing in TNT's 'Rizzoli & Isles,' while his death is believed to be suicide based on evidence at the scene.

Singer-songwriter Tompall Glaser helped define the Outlaw movement in country music, but also kept a cult following as a solo artist and found success as a member of a vocal trio. The 'Put Another Log on the Fire (Male Chauvinist National Anthem)' singer died on Tuesday (Aug. 13) at the age of 79.

An awful story out of Miami has seen a man kill his wife and then write about it on Facebook, with a picture of the body and an apparent confession on his page.

Cowboy Jack Clement shaped the careers of Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, U2 and many, many other superstars across multiple genres during a multi-decade career as a songwriter, record label head and -- most importantly -- producer. The influential "catalyst" died Thursday (Aug. 8) after a long battle with cancer.

A Canadian pet shop is currently under investigation after a python escaped from its enclosure and killed two boys.

Kidd Kraddick, host of the popular, nationally-aired morning show Kidd Kraddick in the Morning, has died in New Orleans.

Dennis Farina, the hugely recognizable veteran of film and television, has passed away at the age of 69. Over the course of his 32-year career, Farina specialized in playing cops and other authority figures, utilizing his background in law enforcement to springboard into acting.

A woman has died while riding a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington.