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Yahooo! Mountain Dew

When PepsiCo acquired Mountain Dew in 1964, they pushed the brand nationally and leaned hard into its folksy, hillbilly image…

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Takes A Licking, But….

🕰️ Timex: A Watch That Made HistoryFounded in 1854 as the Waterbury Clock Company in Connecticut, Timex began by making…

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Johnny Mathis Announces Retirement: A Legendary Career Comes to a Close

After more than seven decades of serenading audiences with his velvety voice, Johnny Mathis, the iconic crooner, has announced his…

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The Voting Machine

Here is the voting machine I remember most. In my school, they were kept by the custodian’s office and we…

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McAshtrays

Not all memories are happy ones. I remember as a kid thinking to myself that if McDonald’s was mostly for…

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He Should Be As Famous As Edison

Most of the things you use today Nick Holonyak Jr. had a hand in it. We all know Thomas Edison…

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Easter Kodak Moments

Kodak, the memory keeper. Birthdays, weddings, Easter, you name it Kodak preserved our memories. I don’t miss waiting a week…

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Alfalfa Shot To Death Over $50

Carl Dean Switzer also know as Alfalfa in the series Our Gang was one of the earlier actors who were…

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Vavoom From Felix The Cat

I was in a restaurant with my wife celebrating our anniversary and there was a table with kids. All were…

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Oklahoma’s 1957 Time Capsule

Time capsules are fun. They are usually buried which creates challenges for preserving the artifacts. In 1957 the State of…