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Lions ,tigers and bears, oh yes!

  • Post author:jerigale
  • Post published:March 13, 2022
  • Post category:Weirdly true

Mustangs  and Jaguars are obvious choices to sell fast cars, but what about the other animals that are so familiar in popular culture? In 1944, Smokey the Bear pointed at…

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The golden era of cigarette ads

  • Post author:jerigale
  • Post published:February 28, 2022
  • Post category:Weirdly true

Nothing says Happy Mother's Day like a carton of cigarettes from your child, right?Advertisers and tobacco companies used art deco artwork, glamorous women, politicians,  children, animals, movie stars and even…

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Vinegar valentines?

  • Post author:jerigale
  • Post published:February 14, 2022
  • Post category:Weirdly true

A brief step into the weeds...Many scholars believe that St. Valentine was a priest who lived around 270 AD in Rome and attracted the disfavor of Roman emperor Claudius II.…

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Canned meat can be fun

  • Post author:jerigale
  • Post published:February 6, 2022
  • Post category:Weirdly true

Spam was introduced by Hormel on July 5, 1937. No doubt you are familiar with the image of the SPAM can. SPAM is a registered trademark. Love it or hate…

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