And it can say a lot about us.

Some people told stories to Shapiro they hadnt even told their spouses.

Shapiros favorite stories, largely, stem less from the celebrities and more from everyday people with amazing backstories.

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I kind of cant believe that we have a Syrian banknote that was pierced by shrapnel, he says.

EW has obtained snippets of the tales three beloved writers told Shapiro.

I lived through this crazy experience of being dropped into a hermetically sealed time capsule.

Ta-Nehisi Coates: Pocket atlas signed by President Obama

Obama gave it to Coates son.