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Kids Are People Too was a school restaurant and cafeteria operation owned by Interstate United Corporation of Chicago, Illinois. The brand ran approximately from 1974 to 1982. Interstate United Corporation was a national vending and coffee operation. It was founded in the mid 1950s by Don Chappellet, and was acquired by Trans World Corporation in 1985.

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"I don't eat my friends" is a slogan used by the Farm Animal Rights Movement. FARM was originally founded in 1976 by Alex Hershaft as the Vegetarian Information Service with the intention to raise awareness and educate the public about the health benefits of a vegetarian diet. After years of organizing conferences and assisting the animals rights movement, Hershaft renamed VIS to FARM-Farm Animals Reform Movement in 1981. This name change reflected the company's newfound dedication to promoting a vegan lifestyle and advocating for animal rights. In 2007, the company underwent yet another rebrand and became Farm Animal Rights Movement to better emphasize their desire to end all use of animals for food instead of just reducing abuse. Throughout their history, FARM has organized national conferences, campaigns, and events to further promote their message. 

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) was founded in 1980. PETA first gained attention for motivating an investigation of the mistreatment of monkeys in a Silver Springs laboratory. Throughout the 1990s, the group gained attention for its radical advertising campaigns, using graphic pictures of dead animals to protest against the consumption and processing of meat or naked celebrities as part of their "I'd Rather Go Naked than Wear Fur" campaign. The organization has been responsible for ending animal testing in several many major pharmaceutical companies, but has also been the subject of criticism both inside and outside the animal rights movement for its controversial protest methods.

"Animal Liberation" was first used in the book of the same name published in 1975 by Peter Singer, which sought to remove the legal and social distinction drawn between animals and people. The book later inspired Ingrid Newkirk to found PETA with the purpose of fighting for animals' rights, among them the liberation and protection of chained dogs like the one pictured here, which the organization claims are left vulnerable to malnourishment and physical abuse, often leading them to attack when approached.

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Voting began in the United States in 1776, but many populations have struggled to attain the privilege to vote. Barriers such as gender, race, property ownership, literacy, and ability prevented and still do prevent many people to vote. Because of these known past issues, some people decide not to vote citing reasons like wanting to avoid confrontations or barriers. Amendments have been made to the constitution specifying that no person should be turned away from voting due to gender or race. Over the years, many non-profit agencies have encouraged people to register to vote so that all votes and opinions can be accounted for. In the United States, voting registration is optional. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, many agencies have focused on getting marginalized and under-represented groups to the polls by marketing specifically for demographics or regions, such as Rock the Vote, When We All Vote, and NonProfit Vote.

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In 1858, Thomas A. Legler of Dayton, Ohio, opened a clothing house specializing in overalls, shirts, and coats for the working man. Undergoing several reorganizations during the second half of the 19th century, the business was finally named Legler, Barlow, & Company, or Legler & Co. for short. The company operated up until the 1910s in the Montgomery County region of Ohio.

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The Swan Soap was a brand of soap created Lever Brothers Company in 1941. It was an all-purpose soap and was advertised as being used in the kitchen, the bathroom, and for a baby. Swan soap was a floating soap like its competitor Ivory Soap. Lever sued Procter & Gamble for an infringed patent and won $5.675 million. The Swan Soap is now discontinued.

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This button was part of a set of 376 known buttons, issued as premiums primarily with Hassan and Tokio cigarettes. They featured cartoons by artists such as as Rube Goldberg, George McManus, Bud Fisher, Hal Hoffman, and others. This one has an illustration by Rudolph Dirks who was known for The Katzenjammer Kids. 

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A busy bee is an idiom that refers to a person who is active or busy. 

In a bee colony, there are three castes: the queen bee, worker bees, and drone bees. Worker bees, the ones referred to as busy bees, have several duties to the hive including collect food, build the nest, clean cells, guard the hive, and build wax. They are the smallest in size.

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Zebras are native to Africa and feed on grass and occasionally shrubs, twigs and leaves. There are three different species of zebra: plains, mountain and Grevy’s zebra. Zebras are generally thought to have a white coat with black stripes, but under their coats they have black skin. Zebras have their own unique patterns and no two are alike. When zebras are in a group their combined stripes make it hard for predators to single out a zebra to chase.

This button was a give-away button from American Pepsin Gum Company. Many gum manufactures in the late 1800's used pepsin powder in their chewing gum and marketed it as a way to aid in digestion.  Pepsin was thought to settle stomach issues and help people with digestive concerns.