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Dos Equis beer was brewed in Mexico by the German immigrant Wilhelm Hasse beginning in 1897. It was originally called Siglo XX to usher in the 20th century with the Roman numeral “XX” signifying 20, and the Spanish work “Siglo” meaning century. The bold “XX” design on Dos Equis bottles was first used in 1979 and continues to present day.

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“Touch the Earth” ran weekly on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Radio from 1974 to 1980. The program was focused on folk music and hosted by Sylvia Tyson. The show featured writer and poet Margaret Atwood (author of The Handmaid’s Tale and other novels), and folk artists like the late Stan Rogers, among others.

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The term Gulag refers to the Communist Soviet forced labor camps. Between 1958 and 1968, Russian novelist and historian, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wrote a three-volume novel about life in the Gulag called The Gulag Archipelago. Solzhenitsyn used his own experiences as well as first hand testimony from over 200 of his fellow prisoners. Despite attempts from the Soviet government to destroy the original texts, the books originally circulated as an underground publication in 1973. It wasn't until 2009 that the books became a mandatory part of the Russian school curriculum.

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“Without You I’m Nothing” is a film released in 1990 based on the 1988 Off-Broadway, one-woman show by Sandra Bernhard. The film’s narrative centers on the idea that Bernhard’s manager has sent her back to L.A. to perform at small jazz clubs because of her overwhelming success on the stages of New York City. Combining singing numbers and stand-up, this film is described as a work of performance art that explores ideas about performers and artists, as well as narcissism and self-loathing. The closing scene of the film shows Bernhard draped in an American Flag, only to reveal her near-nudity underneath, while she performs a go-go dance number to Prince’s “Little Red Corvette”. This shot of her covered by the America Flag went on to be the marketing image used to promote the film.

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Remote Control was a TV game show that aired on MTV (Music Television) from 1987-1990. Contestants answered pop culture trivia questions for a chance to win prizes. One of the prizes in a 1988 episode was a Remote Control tee-shirt designed by Shah Safari. Shah Safari was a fashion brand created by Seattle based brothers Raj and Akhil Shah. The brothers went on to create other fashion brands such as Mecca USA, Quest, and Reactor, among others.

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Beginning in 1972, Little Elmo Publications would publish excerpts of books from their company in Billboard magazine. Each excerpt or advertisement would include their logo, which was a bearded man sitting on or standing beside a floating cloud. The paragraphs that were published in the magazines from their books featured religious content. One such publication advertised Sun Child by Keith Colley, which was published by Little Elmo Publications in 1974.

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In the Line of Fire is a 1993 movie starring Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, and Rene Russo. This thriller follows secret service agent Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) as he tries to protect the current president from an ex-CIA assassin Mitch Leary (John Malkovich). Horrigan is haunted by his failed attempt to save President John F. Kennedy from assassination, something that Leary knows and uses to taunt him. Rene Russo plays Horrigan's fellow agent, Lilly Raines. The film was released on VHS September 5th, 1995.

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The IMAX documentary Hail Columbia!, released in 1982, chronicled the first space shuttle launch in 1981. American astronaut Michael Collins first proposed taking IMAX cameras along on shuttle flights to give the American public an immersive experience of space flight. The IMAX technology was Canadian, but the collaboration continued and produced several more documentaries.

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"The Truman Show" is a film starring Jim Carrey that was released in 1998. The film centers around Jim Carrey's character, Truman Burbank, a man whose life from infancy unbeknownst to him, has been simulated and every moment made into a show for millions of viewers. Once he discovers that his reality is fabricated and those he loves are a cast of characters, he decides to escape the studio world he has been in his whole life.

Buttons like this one were handed out among promotional materials at theaters when the film was released to garner sympathy for Truman. Similarly surrounding the film's release other materials were released by Paramount Pictures, including an essay and website specifically created to induce a heightened sense of support for liberating Truman from the counterfeit reality he had been trapped in.

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Beavis & Butthead were two teenage deadbeats who loved heavy metal music, making fun of people, and television. They often commented that anything and everything was either "cool" or "sucked." Their 1/2 hour animated TV show (titled Beavis & Butthead) first aired in March of 1993 on MTV and episodes alternated between plots following the often crude and dumb antics of Beavis & Butthead and music video clips which they would comment on. Beavis & Butthead's obsession with fire, pranks, and anything sexual lead to a lot of criticism from pundits and parents, enough so that MTV had to eventually add a disclaimer before the show. 

This duo was a huge hit for creator Mike Judge and the show provided characters for the TV shows Daria and King of the Hill. Beavis & Butthead were so popular, they had their own video games, documentaries, books, a full length movie, and a series of Marvel comic books. In 2005, their laugh was rated at #66 of the top 100 Greatest TV Quotes and Catchphrases by TV Guide.