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How one of the most recognizable ad pitchmen of the 1980s got fired for being too popular.

From Celery Jell-O to chocolate French fries, here are 10 foods that didn't have a very long shelf-life.

Because knowing what a movie is about before seeing it is overrated.

You know the Pillsbury Doughboy, Elsie the Cow and Tony the Tiger, but can you name any of their relatives?

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At just $2687, Asimov found the TRS-80 "surprisingly affordable!" His face becoming a familiar sight to more than 30 million Americans browsing the latest and greatest products in Radio Shack's catalogs.

How a major marketing problem ushered in a legendary design.

He sold a record number of Big Macs. Crowds mobbed him. So why did McDonald's have to retire his satin jacket early?

Lurking in their storage lockers: board room fistfights, an eccentric founder, and a murder mystery.

After manufacturing the first 7000 pairs, Reebok's warehouse made a frantic call: none of them would inflate.

Swastika-patterned gift wrap doesn't always go over well. Who knew?

One day in 1923, the children of Pittsburgh had the best day ever.

In the 1990s, the magazine industry was having some issues. 'People' suffered a five percent drop in circulation in the first half of 1990; 'Sports Illustrated' dropped by seven percent that same year.

… Featuring a catchy 1944 cartoon starring the one-and-only Ms. Banana.

Their inventor originally wanted them in the shape of a curvaceous, kneeling woman.

Attention Kmart shoppers!

Despite regulation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the manufacturers of food, drink, hygiene, and other products don’t always make it easy to understand what’s in your soda pop or sunblock—especially when the terms they use don’t actually