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Procter & Gamble began selling Pringles in 1967 under the name "Pringle's Newfangled Potato Chips." The moniker didn't stick around, but the chips did. In 2012 Pringles was the fourth most popular snack behind Lay's, Doritos and Cheetos.

Pringles is advertised in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, and Ireland with the slogan, "Once you pop, the fun don't stop" as well as the original slogan, "Once you pop, you can't stop." Pringles chips are sold in over 140 countries and due to cultural preferences, the chips come in a very wide variety of flavors. Notable regularly produced flavors are prawn cocktail, wasabi, curry, soft-shelled crab, grilled shrimp, and seaweed. There are also limited addition and seasonal flavors like ketchup, chili cheese dog, pizzalicious, Texas BBQ sauce, cheesy fries, onion blossom, mozzarella cheese stick, screamin' dill pickle, Mexican-layered dip, peppermint white chocolate, cinnamon sugar, and pumpkin pie spice.

Fredric Baur, the creator of the Pringles chips, told his family he wanted his cremated remains to be buried in a Pringles can, and his children honored those wishes. Baur's son told TIME magazine, "My siblings and I briefly debated what flavor to use... but I said, 'Look, we need to use the original.'"

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Old Crow Bourbon was created by James Crow, a Scottish immigrant, in Frankfort, Kentucky in the early 1800s. After nearly a century of operations, the Old Crow Distillery closed in 1987 when Old Crow was acquired by Beam Suntory, a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings. Following the merger, Old Crow Bourbon is produced from the same whiskey as Jim Beam Bourbon. However, to make Old Crow the whiskey is aged for less time so the resulting product has a lower proof.

There are many references to Old Crow in popular culture. The drink was reportedly a favorite of Mark Twain and Hunter S. Thompson.

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Chevrolet’s 1975 commercial ad campaign praised, “Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and Chevrolet.” The jingle was written by Ed Labunski and went on to inspire several more commercials.

The enduring success of the campaign prompted Chevy to re-record the commercial in 2006, modernizing the line to, “Stolen Bases, Goat Cheese Pizza, Bottled Water and Chevrolet." A back and forth series of tributes to the campaign followed. A General Motors subsidiary recorded their own version. In Australia, the Holden Car company popularized the slogan, “Football, Meat Pies, Kangaroos and Holden Cars.” In South Africa, where Chevys were designed based on Holden Cars, the campaign extolled “Braaivleis, Rugby, Sunny Skies and Chevrolet” (Braaivleis is Afrikaans for grilled meat).

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Fast food hamburger chain Burger King was founded in 1954 by James McLamore and David Edgerton. The company has changed ownership several times starting in 1967, when Burger King was acquired by Pillsbury. In 2014, Burger King merged with Tim Hortons, the Canadian doughnut and fast-food chain, which led to the creation of the Restaurant Brands International parent company. 

The Whopper is BK’s signature food product, but the combo meals are well known. Combos, or combination meals, include a sandwich or main dish, a side, and a drink. The King Combo specifically featured 4 burgers of your choice, 9 chicken nuggets, 9 onion rings, 2 different dipping sauces, 4 orders of regular fries, and a 1.5-liter soft drink. Customers selected from the following menu options: Black Angus, Steakhouse, Double Whopper, Tender Crisp Chicken, Crispy Chicken, Big King, Whopper, Whopper with Cheese, Grilled Chicken, or Chicken Royale.

Burger King is the second largest fast food hamburger chain in the world, with headquarters located in Miami, Florida. The company's main competitor, McDonald’s, is the largest fast food hamburger chain worldwide.

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In 1758, before Mexico was an independent republic, Jose Antonio de Cuervo y Valdes started producing tequila after obtaining land from the King of Spain. His son, Jose María Guadalupe de Cuervo, began selling that tequila in 1795 and the company is still family owned. Tequila is made from blue agave plants and can only be produced in Mexico. Jose Cuervo is the best-selling tequila brand in the world and encompasses eleven different types of tequila. Popular cocktails made with the spirit include margaritas, palomas, sangria, and piña coladas. 

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IXL Food Company from San Leandro, California, was a major canned meat products company that began in the 1950s. In 1960, IXL Italian Sauce Suprema won a gold medal at the California State Fair and Rome Industrial Exposition. In 1961, IXL was purchased and trademarked by Nalley’s Fine Foods out of Tacoma, Washington, which had been founded in 1918. IXL developed the "Mr. Icksel” character early on in the company’s history as an advertising campaign that helped consumers understand the pronunciation of the IXL brand. Although the company had changed hands from Nalley’s Fine Foods, the "Mr. Icksel” character stuck around with a new color scheme of black and red.

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DK Publishing distributes a variety of travel books, reference books, travel guides, educational titles, pop culture, other nonfiction titles, and geeky tie-ins for franchises like DC, Marvel, Star Wars, Disney, LEGO, Super Mario, and more. Most of their books are highly visual, full of illustrations or photographs.  

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Dutch Brand plastic electrical tape was made by Johns-Manville. Electrical tape is used to insulate wiring and occasionally bind wires into cables. It can also cover bicycle rims in an emergency. Early electrical tapes were fabric and can still be bought under the name “friction tape.” 3M introduced plastic-backed electrical tape in 1946 and competition followed suit. Modern electrical tape is now sourced with vinyl.

Dutch Brand tape was first marketed by Van Cleef Brothers, a Chicago company that invented rubber cement. Johns-Manville bought Van Cleef in 1947 and kept the name as their Dutch Brand division. Johns-Manville, after multiple reorganizations, is still in business as an insulation company.a

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Dinkelacker-Schwaben Brau was founded in 1888 by Carl Dinkelacker in Stuttgart, Germany. A year later, the new brewery required over 30 horses and three railway carts to deliver their beer to their customers. In 1890, Dinkelacker became the first brewer in Stuttgart to use the Pilsner brewing method to brew a beer. Dinkelacker brews were introduced to the US at the 1964 New York World’s Fair in their own tavern. The phrase, “Drink a Dink,” was trademarked by the Dinkelacker-Schwaben Brau on July 7, 1965, and found its way onto memorabilia in the 1980s.