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 Billy Carter (the President's brother) had a beer named for him. Forward-thinking collectors hoarded cases of Billy Beer, thinking it would someday be valuable. I understand today you can't give the stuff away... Billy Beer ======================================== ======================================== | ----- |
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 A set of clackers consisted of two acrylic balls hanging from a ring. Maneuvering the ring made the balls swing around and click together. Newton's Cradle was a desktop version utilizing Newton's laws of momentum and energy. Clackers were pulled from the market in 1971 because of numerous reports of injuries. Clackers Newton's Cradle ======================================== ======================================== |  Some people believed that pyramid power would solve all of your problems, and even keep your food from spoiling! ======================================== ======================================== | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Streaking (taking off your clothes and running naked through public places) was one of the biggest fads of 1974. Streakerama "The Streak" by Ray Stevens ======================================== ======================================== |  --- The video game revolution began with Pong in 1972, which spawned Atari (1978) and those little hand-held football games. Atari Historical Society Play Pong Online! Hand-Held Football Games History Of Video Games  Atari 2600 ======================================== ======================================== | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Do you still have your mood ring? Mood Rings Virtual Mood Ring ======================================== ========================================  Holly Hobbie found her way onto greeting cards and collectibles. Holly Hobbie's Page ======================================== ======================================== |    other groovy fads
Oozing Goo: The Lava Lamp Syndicate Virtual Lava Lamp Sea Monkeys Smiley Faces The Pet Rock Page History Of Ouija Boards ======================================== ========================================  CB radiosClass D citizen's band (CB) radios were introduced in 1958. In the 1960s, they became popular with truck drivers, who used them to communicate with each other. When the government reduced the national speed limit to 55 MPH in 1973, the general public latched onto CB radios as a way to keep informed of speed traps. Around 1975, they became wildly popular for drivers and non-drivers alike. Choosing a clever handle (nickname) and talking anonymously with other users had the same appeal that chatting online does today. Trucker Slang: CB radio lingo CB Radio: An American Institution  My first experience with Pop Rocks was in 1978. At the time, you couldn't even buy them in Illinois. A bunch of us sat in Biology class with strange looks on our faces as the little crumb-sized morsels fizzed and crackled in our mouths. Pop Rocks Candy How Do Pop Rocks Work? ....and NO, Mikey from the Life cereal commercial did not die from eating Pop Rocks and then drinking a Coke!
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