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View-Master Wasn’t Actually Built as a Kids’ Toy at All, It Started as a Photography Novelty for Adult Tourists, and Disney Didn’t License It Until Years Later
The little red viewer that generations of kids clicked through at birthday parties and…
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Crocodile Dundee Turns 40 Years Old This Month, and the Knife Scene Became Such a Legacy That Paul Hogan Named His Own Later Memoir After It
Crocodile Dundee turns 40 this month, and the low-budget Australian comedy it started as…
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Sabrina the Teenage Witch Turns 30 Years Old This Month, and the Talking Cat Everyone Remembers Was Mostly a Robot Built Just for Its Close-Up Scenes
Sabrina the Teenage Witch turns 30 this month, and for years almost nobody watching…
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Disney Channel’s Proud Family Turns 25 Years Old Today, and Disney Executives Once Called Its Now-Iconic Theme Song ‘Not a TV Theme Song’ at All
The Proud Family premiered on Disney Channel 25 years ago this week, and it…
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Taxi Driver Turns 50 This Year, and Robert De Niro Drove a Real New York City Cab for a Month to Get Travis Bickle Right, Then Watched It Win the Palme d’Or at Cannes
Taxi Driver turns 50 this year, and the film that got a mixed reception…
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Winnie the Pooh Just Turned 100 Years Old, and A.A. Milne Actually Named Him After a Real Stuffed Bear His Own Young Son Owned and Loved as a Child
Winnie the Pooh turns 100 this year, and the world’s most famous bear started…
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Play-Doh Started Out as a Wallpaper Cleaner Before Anyone Thought to Let Kids Squish It, and the Toy Just Turned 70 Years Old This Week
Play-Doh turns 70 this week, and for most of its shelf life the company…
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Elderly Man Demonstrated the Manual Tailgate on His Own 1955 Chrysler Town and Country Wagon, and 26 Million People Could Not Stop Watching
An elderly car owner demonstrated the manual tailgate and rear window on his own…
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Poodle Skirts Did Not Actually Start With an Actual Poodle on Them at All, and the Real 1950s Origin of America’s Most Recognizable Teen Fashion Trend Is a Much Simpler Story
Ask most people what a poodle skirt is and they’ll picture a felt circle…
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Go Go Boots Were Considered Almost Scandalous When They First Hit Store Shelves in the 1960s, and the Real Reason the Style Keeps Resurfacing Every Single Decade Since Has Nothing to Do With Nostalgia Alone
A pair of white boots doesn’t sound like the kind of thing that could…
