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  • toys Odd commercial for the Colorforms Donald Duck Cartoon Kit Mark Frauenfelder
  • Food North Americans feared and misunderstood pizza in the 1950s Mark Frauenfelder
  • Art and Design These odd NSA motivational posters from the 1960s look like props from The Prisoner Mark Frauenfelder
  • crime "Leave phony overcoat button at scene" — Read this 1950s burglar's notebook of advice Mark Frauenfelder
  • toys This is the original Slinky TV commercial. Accept no substitutes Popkin
  • relationships Here's what to do on a date David Pescovitz
  • 1950s "Return to Life: An Experiment in Artificial Respiration" is a bizarre Australian film from 1959 Mark Frauenfelder
  • movies "So Long at the Fair" is an eerie 1950 mystery movie you can watch for free Mark Frauenfelder
  • commercials This 1950s Sugar Crisp Cereal commercial sparks joy Popkin
  • television Watch down-on-his-luck cowboy star Hoot Gibson in a 1954 infomercial for chinchilla breeding Mark Frauenfelder
  • commercials This clown sure likes Sugar Rice Krinkles in this 1956 TV spot Popkin
  • toys This 1952 Mr. Potato Head spot was the first TV commercial targeted at kids Mark Frauenfelder
  • 1950s Watch: 32 opening themes from forgotten 1950s TV shows Mark Frauenfelder
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  • books Fun book about toys of the '50s, '60s and '70s Bob Knetzger
  • high school How to win the Soap Box Derby – a high schooler's essay from 1957 Mark Frauenfelder
  • egypt In 1958 Egyptian audience laughs over proposal for women to wear head scarfs Mark Frauenfelder
  • television Watch: DeSotos in space! David Pescovitz
  • Boing Boing Gadgets The IBM 1620, an affordable "scientific computer" from 1959. Xeni Jardin
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