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Touchlite Inc. was a housewares a glass manufacturing company in the 1970s. The company used the phrase "your touch turns me on" to promote their lighting products that used touch-sensitive power control technology. 

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It has been said that nurses play an integral role in the healthcare system; therefore, they have been referred to as “The Heart of Healthcare” by Donna Wilk Cardillo, RN, CSP. Cardillo is also known as "The Inspirational Nurse" and travels the world helping to inspire women and healthcare professionals to be happy with their lives and reach their full potential. 

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Norge was a brand of home appliances that began production in the early 1940s. In addition to washing machines, refrigerators, and stoves, during World World II Norge also manufactured bullets, gun turrets, and airplanes. Norge, a division of the parent company Borg-Warner, produced appliances until the 1970s when Borg-Warner sold the Norge brand to Magic Chef. Magic Chef was then absorbed by Maytag in the 1990s. Norge is probably most well-known for its commercial jingle: “Knock on any Norge, hear the solid sound of quality. Knock on any Norge. Years from now, you'll be glad it's a Norge."

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Corona Extra is a pale lager beer that is produced in Mexico by two different companies, Cerveceria Mexico and Constellation Brands.  The beer was first produced in 1925, and since then it has become the number one selling imported beer in the United States.  

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Fromage is a French word that when translated into English simply means cheese.  The French take their fromage very seriously.  The Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union established specific cheese, many which are French, included in a protected designation of origin (PDO).  The French system to classify geographical origin is limited to those cheeses that were considered traditional specialties to specific regions of France and is called "appellation d'origine controlee (AOC)."  Fifty-six French cheeses are protected under the AOC which is specific to France.

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Paramount Pictures is a film studio founded in 1912 and is one of the five oldest film studios in the world.  The Paramount logo is based off of a design sketched by one of the founders, William Wadsworth Hodkinson.  

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This button comes from Richard J. Daley's bid to be elected mayor of Chicago in 1971. Daley, a Democrat, was first elected to the position in 1955, and was elected five more times, 1971 being his fifth time. While in office, Daley worked hard towards keeping Chicago from declining and oversaw the construction of iconic landmarks like Sears Tower, and O'Hare International Airport. Daley worked as Chicago's mayor for 21 years, a length of time only surpassed by his son, Richard M. Daley.

Richard J. Daley. (n.d.). Retrieved October 7, 2015 from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_J._Daley.

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The C. M. Paula Company, sometimes shortened to just Paula, was founded in 1958 by Charles McCollough. The Cincinnati-based company specialized in greeting cards, novelty gifts, buttons, and postcards until it transitioned to a holding company in 2004.

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Tarder Sauce, known popularly as Grumpy Cat, is a female cat born in 2012. Grumpy Cat became an internet sensation due to her seemingly permanently grumpy looking face. Her distinctive appearance is due to an underbite and feline dwarfism.

The first image of Grumpy Cat, posted by her owner’s brother, appeared on the internet site Reddit on September 22, 2012 and by December, 2012, the Official Grumpy Cat Facebook page had over 7 million “likes”. As of October 2015, Facebook likes on the Offical Grumpy Cat page number over 8 million. Grumpy Cat has made appearances on several national television shows; has been a guest at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas; and is a spokes-cat for the cat food brand Friskies. Grumpy Cat’s likeness and name were trademarked in 2013, and the feline’s image has appeared on a wide range of merchandise including t-shirts, mugs, buttons, and even an iced coffee beverage dubbed “Grumppuccino”.

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This button is referring to Bernie Sanders, a democratic politician from Vermont. As of 2015, Sanders is serving his second term as the junior senator from Vermont in the United States Senate. Sanders is known as one of the Senate’s progressive leaders, and has focused his political work on issues like economic equality, universal healthcare, LGBT rights, and climate change. Bernie Sanders is also a candidate for the Democratic party’s nomination in the 2016 presidential race. As of October, 2015, he has set himself apart from his competitors by his decision to only accept campaign donations from individuals, rather than Political Action Committees (PACs).

Sanders was considered a long-shot when he first announced his candidacy in April, 2015, however his campaign events have drawn large crowds and he has gained momentum on social media. Polls from September 2015 indicated he was the favored democratic candidate in both Iowa and New Hampshire. This button was designed to support Sanders' 2016 presidential run, the light bulb image used as a metaphor representing an "A-ha!" moment of being made aware of Sanders and his politics.  

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