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The phrase "Let's Lock Loins" dates back to the 1960's "free love" counter culture. 

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“Be Creative, Invent a Sexual Perversion” was a phrase featured on merchandise originally sold in the Kazoo Bookstore on Fairfax in Los Angeles, California. This bookstore was one of several owned by the L.A. Free Press, the country’s first and most successful underground newspaper. Art Kunkin, a member of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP), first launched The L.A. Free Press in 1964. While it labeled itself as a liberal newspaper, it took shots at both parties and the shortcomings of the country’s two-party system. It gained a substantial following after its reporting of the Watts Uprising in 1965. The bookstore and advertisements were once mentioned by The New Yorker’s, Renata Adler who had visited the store. Aside from wearable motifs like buttons, the store carried posters, cigarette papers, roach clips, and obscure books and pamphlets on various topics including drugs and Eastern religions.

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Mae West (August 17, 1893 - November 22, 1980) was quoted saying this quirky line. West was a playwright and actress who was known for her sexual subjects. She wrote Sex,  Drag, The Wicked Age, Pleasure man and The Constant Sinner. In the early 1930s, saying lewd words in public could be reason to get arrested on moral charges. West's work was recognized by Hollywood, which led to parts in movies like Night After Night (1932), I’m No Angel(1933), Klondike Annie (1936) and My Little Chickedee’s (1939). In 1935, she became the second highest earner in the United States. In her later years, West performed similar plays as in her early days at a nightclub. During the same time, she published her autobiography, Goodness Had Nothing To Do With It (1959).

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The University of Tennessee's athletic team is called the Volunteers, also referred to as the Vols. Their school colors are orange and white. Student athletes, who are known as Vols, work on using four main pillars during their athletic career: Communication, Trust, Warmth, and Intensity.

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Chungnam Science High School was established in Gongju, South Korea in 1993 and is one of 19 science high schools in South Korea. Science high schools are public schools for gifted students interested in science and mathematics, selected by the ministry of education in Korea. Chungnam had its first graduating class of 30 students in 1996.

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William Howard Taft served as the 27th President of the U.S. from 1909- 1913. Before his presidency, Taft worked as a lawyer and a judge and served as Secretary of War under Theodore Roosevelt. He lost his second election to Woodrow Wilson; after his term, he served as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Vladimir Lenin was a leading political leader and revolutionary leader of the 20th century. He led the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 and was the founder and first leader of the Soviet Union. He died on January 24, 1924 and was succeeded by Joseph Stalin.

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This button contains one word that makes up the title of the band, They Might Be Giants. They Might Be Giants, or TMBG, are an American alternative rock band from Brooklyn, New York that formed in 1982. They currently have five members in the band, and over the years they have changed some of their band members. They continue to write, record, and tour. They have released a total of 46 albums, 18 of which are studio albums. Their first album released in 1986, and their newest album, Phone Power, should be release in 2016. They have won two Grammy’s, one of which was for the theme song of the TV show Malcolm in the Middle, “Boss of Me.” The band has sold over 4 million records. 

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This button contains one word that makes up the title of the band, They Might Be Giants. They Might Be Giants, or TMBG, are an American alternative rock band from Brooklyn, New York that formed in 1982. They currently have five members in the band, and over the years they have changed some of their band members. They continue to write, record, and tour. They have released a total of 46 albums, 18 of which are studio albums. Their first album released in 1986, and their newest album, Phone Power, should be release in 2016. They have won two Grammy’s, one of which was for the theme song of the TV show Malcolm in the Middle, “Boss of Me.” The band has sold over 4 million records.