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The so-called Bogus Bogie made a career out of his uncanny resemblance to the ‘Casablanca’ star.

Ketchup on eggs? Heinz takes a controversial stance with its first major label change in 150 years.

Cars aren’t a piece of fruit, so how did they come to be associated with lemons? Discover how this slang term got adopted in the automotive world and what it really means.

How did daytime dramas like “Guiding Light” and “General Hospital” become known as “soap operas”? It's all thanks to commercials.

The days of police badges and lightsaber spoons lurking in boxes are over. Kids now get QR codes. What happened?

More than a century ago, Christian health gurus invented cereal to promote a healthy lifestyle free of sin. Little did they know, their creation would eventually be used to promote everything from radio and cartoons to Mr. T and tooth decay.

See if your knowledge of fast food advertising is super-sized.

For close to 20 years, Nick gave kids a chance to indulge in toy greed. Not everyone came out unscathed.

Mary Janes have an early-20th-century comic strip to thank for their name.

Shoppers have been referring to Target as ‘tar-jay’ for over 60 years.

Before it became a cultural phenomenon, Budweiser’s “Wassup” ad started as a short film.

From Pumpkin Spice SPAM to Chef Boyardee’s Zooroni, these discontinued canned foods are like a trip down memory lane, but chances are, you’ll never get your hands on them again.