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Resurfaced clip shows a star-struck Frankie Muniz meeting Dale Earnhardt Sr.

Muniz is now a professional racer and finished in 10th place at the Daytona 500 yesterday.

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Frankie Muniz meets Dale Earnhardt at the Daytona 500 in 2001.

This past weekend, actor turned professional NASCAR driver Frankie Muniz placed tenth in the iconic Daytona 500 race. It was Muniz's first race of his first full-time season as a NASCAR driver. " I was screaming!" he wrote on X.

The monumental feat has resurfaced an interview of Muniz meeting racing legend Dale Earnhardt Sr. at the Daytona 500 in 2001–hours before he lost his life. For racing fans, February 18, 2001, is a day they will never forget. Dale Earnhardt Sr. was involved in a deadly 3-car crash during the last lap of the race. His death deeply impacted racing, and influenced important changes in safety protocols.

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Muniz filmed a vlog-style video of his experience during the 2001 race, where cameras followed him around. "The Daytona 500. They say it's like the Superbowl of football and the World Series of baseball. You know, the huge race," he says in the video, explaining that he was invited to check out the pit and also ride in a pace car at the event. He gets to meet a number of other racers, including Kenny Schrader–who was racing one of the cars involved in Earnhardt Sr.'s crash.

The video continues with Muniz eerily attending a driver safety meeting. "So we went in, all the drivers were there with their crew captains. It was weird. I never knew that they had to go through that every race," he says.

The video continues, and Muniz meets Jeff Gordon before bumping into Earnhardt Sr. "Dale Earnhardt was right in front of me. He's a legend,. Seven Winston Cup championships. I was actually a little nervous to meet him, but he was really nice. He was really cool. He was like, 'Oh I love your show,' and I was like, 'Oh thanks.' I told him good luck," Muniz says.

He goes on to share how meaningful the encounter was to him. "It was an honor to meet him. To meet another actor is no big deal. It's like 'Oh they're normal, just like me.' But to meet a sports star or NASCAR racer, it's just different," he says. "I become a fan all of a sudden."

Besides finding success as a professional racecar driver, Muniz has continued his acting career. Most recently, it was announced that Malcolm in the Middle will be getting a highly-anticipated reboot on Disney+. Munis helped make the announcement on Instagram, where he shared, "I have been waiting for this moment for 18 years! [since the series finale]. Let's find out where Malcolm and his family are now."

Actor Bryan Cranston also makes an appearance in the video, where he adds, "It's been 25 years since we premiered Malcolm in the Middle. I'm so excited...that I may have peed. Just a little bit. Excuse me."

The series will return with 4 episodes on the streaming channel that will reunite the original cast, including Jane Kaczmarek, per Variety. "Malcolm (Muniz) and his daughter are drawn into the family’s chaos when Hal (Cranston) and Lois (Kaczmarek) demand his presence for their 40th wedding anniversary party," the publication shared. An air date has not been announced, but fans will be eagerly waiting.

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Obama's hilarious Samantha Bee interview touched on voting, white hair, and sexism.

On Halloween, President Obama went on "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee" to get to the bottom of some serious business — like what costume the president was trying to pull off.

GIF via "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee."

GIF via "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee."

They also found some time to talk about voting. Bee put on her best millennial impression to see if Obama could persuade her to cast her ballot on Nov. 8.

“Young people have a bigger stake in this election than anybody," the president told her. "I would hope that you’d be willing to take about the same amount of time that you spend just looking through cat videos on your phone to make sure that democracy’s working."

Bee ... wasn't making it easy for him.

GIF via "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee."

GIF via "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee."

They also talked about what Obama wants his legacy to be after he leaves the White House next year.

"If we can look back 20 years from now and say to ourselves, ‘There were a whole bunch of people who were inspired by what we did and are doing it even better,’ then we’ll feel pretty good," the president said of he and Michelle's impact in the White House.

Bee made him aware of the other monumental milestone his presidency offered America.

GIF via "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee."

GIF via "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee."

The two also touched on the hardships Hillary Clinton will face as a glass-ceiling-shattering figure, should she become president — something Obama knows a thing or two about.

Being the first black president, Obama faced unique challenges no president before him had to endure, such as the racist, ludicrous notion that he's not really an American.

“If and when Hillary is president," Bee asked, "what do you think will be the female equivalent of 'You weren’t born in this country'?”

Obama responded (emphasis added):

“I think the equivalent will be, 'She’s tired, she’s moody, she’s being emotional.' When men are ambitious, it’s just taken for granted — ‘Well, of course they should be ambitious.' But when women are ambitious, ‘Why?’ That theme, I think, will continue throughout her presidency, and it’s contributed to this notion that somehow she is hiding something.”

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Obama's answer is one many women are familiar with. Because even if you detest everything about Clinton, you can still respect the fact that she will face blowback from an electorate grappling with change.

Clinton's gender has played a role in the public's perception and attitudes toward her for decades, highlighting the double standards we often see between men and women in the workplace.

She's been accused of being too emotional, but also not emotional enough. She's been too soft, apparently — but somehow also too ruthless? Her "likability liability," which dogs many women in positions of power, is just as relevant in this election as it ever was before. And you already know what happens when she's caught — gasp! — not smiling on the campaign trail.

When photo blog Humans of New York profiled Clinton in September, a telling thing happened in the comment section on Facebook: women of all political stripes empathized with her story of handling sexism as a college student.

"While we’re waiting for the exam to start, a group of men began to yell things like: 'You don’t need to be here,'" Clinton recalled. "It was intense. It got very personal."

“I was taking a law school admissions test in a big classroom at Harvard. My friend and I were some of the only women...

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Clinton's HONY story of having to deal with sexist classroom bullies transcended political boundaries for many women.

And you didn't need to like her to understand the struggle.

Sadly, history will probably prove the 44th president correct, should Clinton become our 45th.

Her gender will likely play a role in how she is seen and judged as a leader.

GIF via "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee."

But if enough nasty women (and the men who support them) stand up to the injustice, maybe we can make a difference — especially for the future madam presidents headed our way.

Watch President Obama on "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee" below:

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Kristen Bell opens up about living with depression and anxiety in this touching interview.

Seeking help shouldn't be shameful, and Kristen Bell shows why.

You probably know Kristen Bell from one of her many upbeat, bubbly characters in TV shows and movies.

And if you're a parent, you may most recently remember her as the voice of Anna in "Frozen."

GIF from "Frozen"/Walt Disney Animation Studios.

But in a recent interview, Bell opened up about something she hadn't really made much mention of before: depression and anxiety.

On an episode of "Off Camera with Sam Jones," Bell was asked how she differed from the characters she plays. Her answer was both honest and unexpected. She, like millions of others across the U.S., struggles with depression and anxiety.

GIFs from "Off Camera with Sam Jones."

It's thanks to some important advice from her mom that Bell learned there's nothing to feel ashamed of when it comes to depression.

Bell's mother, being a nurse, knew that there was some risk that her daughter would develop depression or an anxiety disorder, given that both she and Bell's grandmother had experienced it.

And with her mother's help, Bell found a prescription that helped ease the symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Hearing her open up about this was powerful in that many people living with anxiety and depressive disorders — myself included — are made to feel weak and alone for seeking medical intervention. Thanks to Bell's mom, she learned at an early age that those who shame others for seeking help simply don't understand.

And as her mom told her, "The world wants to shame you for [seeking medical intervention]."

A survey from the National Mental Health Association once found that 54% of people "think of depression as a sign of personal or emotional weakness." A more recent survey discovered 17% of people "see taking medications (for problems with emotions, nerves, or mental health) as a sign of weakness. In 2004, a study found that 15% of respondents "see therapy as a sign of character weakness." And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, just 25% of adults with mental health symptoms feel that people are caring and sympathetic to people with mental illness.

That is what stigma looks like.

Toward the end of the interview, Bell opens up about the double standard the world seems to have in how mental health is treated in relation to physical health.

And it's a point others have made time and again: You wouldn't deny someone with diabetes access to insulin, so why would you deny someone with depression prescriptions that would greatly improve their own lives?

In reality, you can't have full physical health without taking into account mental health.

When it comes to talking about mental illness and mental health, Bell isn't the only celebrity helping break down stigma.

In an interview last year with Upworthy, Sarah Silverman opened up about living with depression and anxiety. Lena Dunham has been outspoken about living with obsessive compulsive disorder, Demi Lovato isn't ashamed to talk about what it's like living with bipolar disorder, and Jon Hamm has discussed how his depression affects his personal life and career.

Each of these celebrities help chip away at the stigma surrounding mental health. They help bust stereotypes, and they give hope to those facing the same struggles. Their voices are important, Kristen Bell's voice is important, and your voice is important, too.

You can check out Bell's heartfelt interview with Sam Jones below.


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