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Greased Lightning is a compilation vinyl record that was released in Canada by Tee Vee Records. The double-sided record featured 19 tracks and included songs by popular artists The Beatles, Conway Twitty, and Dusty Springfield. Tee Vee Records was a Canadian/US record label launched in 1978 when "Global Communications Ltd." purchased the label.

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Cutting Loose is a compilation vinyl record that was released in Canada in 1978 by Tee Vee Records. The double-sided record featured 19 tracks and included songs by popular artists Gloria Gaynor, KC & The Sunshine Band, and Rod Stewart. Tee Vee Records was a Canadian/US record label launched in 1978 when "Global Communications Ltd." purchased the label.

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The SS Norway was first created as the SS France ocean liner in 1960. The Norwegian Cruise Line purchased the ship in 1979 and, after modifying it to make it better suited for cruising, presented it as the SS Norway. The Norway operated until its decommissioning in 2004, and it was eventually scrapped in 2008.  At 1,037 feet long, the vessel was the longest passenger ship ever built until the RMS Queen Mary 2 was constructed in 2004.

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A series of TV commercials in the mid 1970s for the soft drink RC Cola featured the jingle "Me and My RC" sung by country music singer Louise Mandrell. The jingle included the lyrics "Me and My RC / Cause What's Good Enough For Other Folks / Ain't Good Enough For Me." Competing with other colas like Pepsi and Coke, RC (Royal Crown) Cola was created by pharmacist Claud A. Hatcher in Georgia in 1905.

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H. Kohnstamm & Co. originally formulated paste colors used to keep color in place as it was worked into food or candy. Its factories produced industry-standard colors, including Brilliant Sky Blue, Brilliant Lemon Yellow, and Brilliant Crimson Red. These dyes were used for blending with glycerin, propylene glycol, dextrose, and sometimes gums. Eventually, the company diversified its products to include flavors, extracts, and essential oils. By 1959, H. Kohnstamm products were widely used in soaps as well as other foods, cosmetics, plastics, and medicines.

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Jean Naté cologne products were first introduced in 1935. The line contains after-bath splash, powders, and colognes. Known for its light, citrus scent Jean Naté became very popular again in the 1980s. The packaging was a big seller, tall bright yellow bottles with big black round lids. Television advertising showed beautiful women stepping out of the bath, naked and splashing Jean Naté after-bath splash all over their bodies. The product was touted as energizing, fun, and tingly on the body. 

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Introduced in 1973 by Life Saver’s Inc., Bubble Yum bubble gum was known as the first soft bubble gum to be marketed in the United States. Bubble Yum switched hands in a buy-out of Life Saver’s Inc. by the Nabisco corporation in 1981, and then by Hershey in 2000. A rumor began in 1977 that claimed the softness of Bubble Yum was because the company used spider eggs in the recipe. This sent shock waves through the Life Saver company as they tried to put the rumors to rest spending nearly $60,000 in newspaper advertisements cautioning people not to believe lies they hear.

A prize contest was run in 1979 to be “Number Yum.” In order to enter, children had to watch a Bubble Yum commercial on TV and count how many times the phrase “Number Yum” was used. The winner would get a dream room which included a fully loaded jukebox and a Brunswick pinball machine. The “Number Yum” slogan was used continuously in print ads until roughly 1984.

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In the 1930s, “phony-baloney” emerged as a slang term indicating nonsense or outright lies. Boar’s Head, a purveyor of deli meats, plays on this phrase to assert the quality and authenticity of their product. Boar's Head Provision Co., Inc. is a supplier of delicatessen meats, cheeses, and condiments. The company was founded in 1905 in Brooklyn, New York.

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Marshall Field and Company was a Chicago based department store that opened in the late 1800s, and it remained opened until 2005 when Macy's acquired the business.  Over the years, Marshall Field's was a popular destination during the Christmas season, attracting customers with festive holiday decorations and promotions. This button was given to customers that visited Santa.