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15 Things You Might Not Know About Pizza Hut

October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 0 Comments fast food, food, pop culture, trivia

(via Mental Floss) For nearly six decades, Pizza Hut has been slinging hot, cheesy pies to hungry consumers all over

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Character Entertainment 

14 Road-Worthy Facts About National Lampoon’s Vacation

July 30, 2018July 30, 2018 0 Comments interesting, movies, pop culture

(via Mental Floss) Released 35 years ago , 1983’s National Lampoon’s Vacation features Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold, a well-meaning husband

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Entertainment History Humor 

10 Slap-Happy Facts About The Three Stooges

July 6, 2018July 6, 2018 0 Comments Funny, interesting, pop culture

(via Mental Floss)  Few artists have suffered more for their art than Moe Howard, Curly Howard, and Larry Fine, the

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Cultures Food Uncategorized 

10 Strange Publicity Stunts by Major Food Brands

June 18, 2018June 18, 2018 0 Comments food, pop culture

(via Mental Floss)  Celebrities have always loved doing crazy things for press—but these days, even corporations will go to extreme

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Architecture Art Cultures 

The Vanishing World of Neon Motel Signs

May 31, 2018May 31, 2018 0 Comments pop culture, signs

(via Atlas Obscura) A photographer has spent decades capturing these symbols of Americana and the open road.  Symbols of American expansionism

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Entertainment 

11 Events Correctly Predicted by The Simpsons

December 21, 2017December 18, 2017 0 Comments pop culture, television

(via Mental Floss)  The Simpsons has had an impressive track record for predicting future events. In 2000, the show presented

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Innovation Science US History 

The Doomsday Diet

December 15, 2017December 14, 2017 0 Comments 1950s, pop culture

(via Eater) The 1950s Cold War craze for fallout shelters was a serious undertaking for the US government. While public campaigns

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Cultures Food 

Vending Machines in the U.S. Once Dispensed More Than Chips and Cookies

December 14, 2017December 14, 2017 0 Comments food, history, pop culture

(via Atlas Obscura) In the early- to mid-20th century, vending machines in the United States and Europe dispensed myriad treats

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Et Cetera 

Is the Recipe for Coca-Cola Really Only Known By Two People?

November 28, 2017November 24, 2017 0 Comments pop culture

(via Today I Found Out)  The idea that the secret formula for Coca-Cola is only known by two people who

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Character Cultures US History 

Millions tune in to find out who shot J.R.

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 1 Comment pop culture, television

(via History)  On this day in 1980, 350 million people around the world tune in to television’s popular primetime drama

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The Infamous “War of the Worlds” Radio Broadcast Was a Magnificent Fluke

October 30, 2017October 30, 2017 0 Comments entertainment, history, pop culture, radio

(via Smithsonian) On the evening of October 30, 1938, radio listeners across the U.S. heard a report of mysterious creatures

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Entertainment 

Talking Fast With a Record-Setting Speed Talker

October 26, 2017October 25, 2017 0 Comments entertainment, pop culture

(via Great Big Story)  If you were a kid in the ‘80s, you might recognize this man, or, at least,

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