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Brim was name of a decaffeinated coffee brand that was first produced in 1961 by General Foods Corporation. Its slogan was "fill it to the rim, with Brim".In 1995 Brim Coffee ceased production. In 2014 the Brim brand reappeared on department store shelves in the form of a programmable coffee maker.

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Cabbage Patch Kids is a line of soft sculpture dolls created by 21 year old art student Xavier Roberts in 1978. The dolls were inspired by the work of Martha Nelson Thomas but went on to become one of the biggest toy fads on the 1980s. The brand was originally called Little People but was changed to Cabbage Patch Kids in the early 1980s. The original dolls each came with a birth certificate or adoption papers. The Cabbage Patch Kids line has since been owned by Coleco, Hasbro, Mattel, Toys "R" Us, Play Along Toys, Jakks Pacific, and Wicked Cool Toys.

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Chiffon Margarine was first manufactured in Texas in 1954 by the Anderson, Clayton and Company (ACCO). Chiffon was one of the first soft tub margarine products and was made out of hydrogenated cottonseed oil. A decade later, many companies had soft tub margarines on the market, and Chiffon fell in sales. In the 1970s, Chiffon advertising began airing commercials with a new marketing strategy that quickly became a pop culture sensation. Character actress Dena Dietrich portrayed Mother Nature who is given some Chiffon to taste and she comments on how natural and delicious the butter is. When she is told it is actually margarine, she is upset and says, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature”, followed by lightning and thunder. The popular commercial was retired in the 1980s, and ACCO was sold to Kraft in the 1990s. Chiffon Margarine was discontinued in 2002 in the United States and Canada, though it is still available for purchase in the Caribbean. 

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You Bet! is the name of a British game show that ran from the late 1980's until the late 1990's. The game show featured celebrities who were interviewed by the hosts and made bets whether ordinary members of the public could complete a challenge, such as dribbling a basketball through an obstacle course.

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These two cheeky crocs are likely a reference to the iconic logo for French luxury clothing brand Lacoste. 

Lacoste was founded in 1933 by world champion French tennis player René Lacoste (1904-1996), whose playing techniques gave him the nickname the “crocodile,” inspiring the logo which is depicted on the company's shirts and polos. In the 1980s, the crocodile was a status symbol for preppy fashion and suburban culture. Lacoste has been a desirable brand since it inception, selling products outside of clothing such as perfumes, sportswear, and watches. 

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On February 20, 1962 John Glenn became the first man to orbit the Earth. Glenn orbited the Earth several times and traveled a total of over 81,000 miles. He was given a hero's welcome after he had returned from space. He was awarded the Space Congressional Medal of Honor by President John F. Kennedy and was greeted with a ticker tape parade in New York City. Additionally, many schools and streets were named after him throughout the United States.

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Gemini 3 was nicknamed "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" or just plain "Molly Brown", after a popular Broadway show of the time period.The nickname was coined by the mission's pilot, Gus Grissom, who was accompanied on the flight by John Young. On March 23, 1965 the Molly Brown was launched from Cape Canaveral, went into orbit, and became the first spacecraft to change its orbit. The crew performed radiation and cell growth experiments while in orbit. Later that day, the vessel landed in the Atlantic Ocean and was recovered by the USS Intrepid.

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Jonathan P. Primley was the creator of the first fruit-flavored gum which he called Kis-Me Gum. The Kis-Me Gum’s slogan stated the gum was “Far better than a kiss.” Kis-Me Gum users could mail in gum wrappers and a small fee and receive key rings, paper dolls, the “Wonderful Playset,” a full-color page that had to be carefully cut apart and pasted onto an outlined sheet to create a color picture, and other small prizes. At one time the gum also had collector’s cards for famous Confederate figures. The portraits were given away in packs of Kis-Me gum and one could mail in 100 Kis-Me wrappers and 25 cents to receive an album for the portraits.

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Part of a larger collection used to promote the Talking Heads album Little Creatures, the cloud face here is taken from imagery found on the album art. The Talking Heads were formed in 1975 and Little Creatures—released in 1985—was their sixth studio album. Their eclectic sound was classified by many as being punk, alternative, and rock. After the band’s official breakup in 1991, three of the band members (without lead singer David Byrne) attempted to continue performing under the same name until they were sued by Byrne; the three then started performing as “The Heads”.