Explore popular products from the 1970s that sound completely made up today, from Pet Rocks and mood rings to bizarre toys, strange snacks, and surprisingly futuristic technology.
Gary Dahl sold one of the most ridiculous products in American history—and somehow became rich doing it. For a few glorious months, the joke worked perfectly. Then the laughter stopped—and Dahl’s massive success story took a turn no one could have seen coming.
Fashion is one of the greatest forms of expression and a reflection of the times. Let's take a look at how American fashion has changed throughout the decades, from 1900s corsets and 20s flapper haircuts to hippie dresses and hipster glasses.
Soon after The Sorrows of Young Werther came out, young men began to take their own lives at an alarming rate in a phenomenon known as 'Werther Fever.'
“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.”—Jack Kerouac The fascinating thing about fads is that they usually make sense at the time. Whether the latest trend...
“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.”—Jack Kerouac The fascinating thing about fads is that they usually make sense at the time. Whether the latest trend...
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