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Fotomat locations promised speedy photo processing in the 1970s.

The tiny photo processing kiosks could be found everywhere in the 1970s and 1980s. And that was the problem.

After Red Lobster employees discovered a rare blue lobster in a delivery, they found it a new home at a zoo in Akron, Ohio.

Trader Joe's can signal that local real estate values are high.

Popular grocery chain Trader Joe's appears to be an indication of a prosperous neighborhood, with home values near locations steadily rising.

It's not Schitt's Creek, but it could be.

Cleator, Arizona, a former gold mining town, is home to a fake yacht club, eight humans, five dogs, and two grumpy cats.

A Burger King ad about cow farts is drawing controversy.

A Burger King ad spot, which features child yodeler Mason Ramsey insisting cow farts are responsible for methane emissions, has been criticized for taking a flippant approach to global warming.

EatOkra is an easy-to-use directory of Black-owned businesses in places like Chicago, New York, and other cities across the U.S.

When the first Costco location opened in Seattle in 1983, a membership only cost $20 for the whole year.

If you need to pick up some last-minute grilling supplies on July 4th, these major grocery and retail stores will be open.

Printing its own wooden currency is a way for Tenino, Washington, to support residents while keeping cash within its local economy.

Aldi is known for its unique cost-cutting measures that allow the chain to have some of the lowest prices for groceries.

The grocery chain's employees walk tens of thousands of steps every day. They're entitled to sit down at the cash register.

After testing wine, beer, and mimosas at several locations, Cracker Barrel is expanding its drink menu to more stores.

These chalky discs are headed back to your Necco' the woods soon.

Two years after Necco shut its doors for good, Necco Wafers are headed back to your necco’ the woods.

Orange citrus is almost always sold in red packaging, and the reason for that has to do with how our brains perceive color.

These 2-ton concrete balls are for shoppers' safety, but they pose a risk of their own.

The giant red spheres, a.k.a. bollards, outside Target's stores do help reinforce the brand's red bullseye logo, but they’re mainly there to keep shoppers safe.

Chuck E. Cheese has transitioned to delivery, and the company is selling its pizza under a new name on delivery apps to broaden its appeal.

The economy supermarket giant was founded by two German entrepreneurs—one of whom was once held 17 days for ransom.

By coincidence, Melitta's coffee filters are perfectly shaped to fit on a face, and now the company is using its equipment to produce medical-grade face masks.

Bord för En, or Table for One, re-imagines the fine dining experience in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ALDI has a very clever approach to cutting costs.

ALDI, the popular discount food chain, defies retail convention by muting speakers. Here's why music isn't part of their inventory.

Thanks to a pandemic, milk delivery is on the rise.

Once a cliché of 1950s sitcoms, milkmen have been out in force thanks to national shelter-in-place recommendations.

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Indie bookstores are more vulnerable than ever. Here are some ways to show your support without leaving home.

Sturdy, comfortable Crocs are a favorite among healthcare professionals.

Crocs is devoted to helping nurses, doctors, and other healthcare professionals fight the coronavirus.

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For people who use the Waffle House Index to gauge disasters, the novel coronavirus pandemic just got real.

At McDonald's, you could probably quench the thirst of a family of four for just $1.

The $1 soft drinks and other items on the McDonald’s Dollar Menu are a clever way to get you in the door.

Overexposed: A History of Fotomat

Red Lobster Employee Discovers Rare Blue Lobster, Donates It to Akron Zoo

Living Near a Trader Joe's Can Increase the Value of Your Home—Here's Why

Tiny Ghost Town of Cleator, Arizona (Pop. 8) Can Be Yours for $1.25 Million

What a Whopper: Burger King’s New Commercial About Cow Farts Has Farmers Angry

The EatOkra App Makes It Easy to Find—and Support—Black-Owned Restaurants in Your Neighborhood

See What the First Costco Looked Like in 1983

Which Stores Are Open on July 4th?

Tenino, Washington, Is Loaning Residents Wooden Money to Boost Its Economy

11 Secrets of Aldi Employees

Cracker Barrel Adds Booze to the Menu for the First Time in Its History

Finally: Necco Wafers Are Officially Back After a Two-Year Absence

The Clever Reason Oranges Are Sold in Red Mesh Bags

The Reason Target Has Those Giant Red Concrete Spheres Outside

Chuck E. Cheese Disguises Itself as Pasqually's Pizza & Wings on Delivery Apps

10 Thrifty Facts About Aldi

Melitta Is Making Face Masks Shaped Like Its Coffee Filters

Table for One: Sweden’s Toughest Restaurant Reservation Is a Table in the Middle of a Meadow

The Surprising Reason ALDI Doesn't Play Music

The Milkman Is Back to Making Dairy Deliveries

5 Ways to Help Independent Bookstores During the Coronavirus Crisis

Crocs Is Donating More Than 100,000 Pairs of Shoes to Healthcare Workers

#WaffleHouseIndexRed: Waffle House Has Closed 365 Restaurants Across the Country

The Reason Why McDonald’s Soft Drinks Are All $1—Regardless of Size