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Wiped Out: When Johnny Carson Helped Cause a Toilet Paper Shortage in 1973

In 1973, Johnny Carson accidentally prompted mass panic over toilet paper.

Wiped Out: When Johnny Carson Helped Cause a Toilet Paper Shortage in 1973

Flex Appeal: How Soloflex Conquered '80s Fitness

Soloflex ads were must-see television in the 1980s.

Flex Appeal: How Soloflex Conquered '80s Fitness

May Cause Anal Leakage: The Olestra Fat-Free Snack Controversy of the 1990s

Consumers could go through bags of Frito-Lay's fat-free chips. Then the bag would go right through them.

May Cause Anal Leakage: The Olestra Fat-Free Snack Controversy of the 1990s

Remembering Tom Dempsey, the Toeless NFL Kicker Who Set a 43-Year Field Goal Record

Kicker Tom Dempsey #19 of the Philadelphia Eagles kicks off against the Washington Redskins during an NFL football game at Veterans Stadium November 10, 1974 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Remembering Tom Dempsey, the Toeless NFL Kicker Who Set a 43-Year Field Goal Record

Slap Happy: The Slap Bracelet Phenomenon of 1990

Slap Wraps bracelets swept the nation in the fall of 1990.

Remembering Fingos, the Hybrid Cereal-Snack Disappointment of the '90s

General Mills was confident Fingos would be a cereal smash.

11 Book Series From Your Childhood You May Not Have Realized Are Still Releasing Books

Magic tree houses and minivans are both known to transport kids to soccer games on Sundays.

Upper Crust: The Story of Pizza Hut's Forgotten Priazzo Pizza

Pizza Hut tried to up their game in 1985 with a high-rise "Italian pie."

The Big Squeeze: How Mr. Whipple Made Advertising History

Charmin toilet paper icon Mr. Whipple in 1999.

He's Also a Client: The Saga of Sy Sperling's Hair Club

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Love Is On the Air: How The Dating Game Changed Television

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The Unkindest Cut: A Short History of the Mullet

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Pitch Perfect: How Billy Mays Conquered the Infomercial World

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The Controversy Behind 'The Super Bowl Shuffle'

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When Mississippi Once Banned Sesame Street

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Dr Pepper's Wild Guns N' Roses Publicity Stunt to Give Everyone in America a Free Soda

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