My version of this “Stand Out Single” was the 1970, Goldies 45 (D1433), which had “Magic Carpet Ride” as the B-side.
“Born to Be Wild” is one of the defining rock singles of the late 1960s and remains the signature song of Steppenwolf. Released in June 1968 as the lead single from the band’s self-titled debut album, the song quickly became an international hit and transformed the relatively new group into one of the biggest names in hard rock. Although often associated exclusively with Steppenwolf,
My first one, was a Daisy Model 1894 “Spittin Image” BB rifle, which I got for Christmas in the early 1960s. I can’t even imagine how many times I fired that gun!
The BB gun occupies a unique place in the history of recreational shooting, youth training, and American popular culture. Although often regarded simply as a child’s first gun, the BB gun has a far more complex history that stretches back more than a century and a half. It evolved from modest indoor target guns into sophisticated pneumatic and spring-powered sporting arms capable of remarkable accuracy. Throughout that evolution, companies such as
Hidden within the mountain logo is the silhouette of a bear, a nod to Bern, the city where Toblerone originated.
Toblerone is one of the world’s most recognizable chocolate bars, famous not only for its taste but also for its unusual triangular shape, distinctive gold packaging, and deep association with Switzerland. The confection was created in 1908 in Bern, Switzerland, by Theodor Tobler and his cousin Emil Baumann.
A chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide developed during the post–World War II expansion of industrial chemistry.
Chlordane is a synthetic organochlorine pesticide that was once widely used in the United States and many other countries for agricultural pest control, lawn and garden applications, and especially termite treatment around homes and buildings. Chemically, it is a chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide developed during the post–World War II expansion of industrial chemistry, an era when powerful synthetic pesticides were viewed as
The sensation of speed, centrifugal force, and mild dizziness gave the equipment a carnival-like quality that children loved.
The Miracle Whirl playground spinner was one of the most recognizable and influential pieces of American playground equipment during the middle decades of the twentieth century. Its story actually predates the modern Miracle Recreation company itself. According to the company’s own history,
It was not derived from the television series “Hogans Heroes”, where Colonel Klink was in charge of the German prison camp.
The nickname “the clink” for a jail is one of the oldest pieces of English criminal slang still in common use today, and its origins stretch back more than six centuries. Although many people assume the word comes from the metallic sound of prison bars, handcuffs, or cell doors clinking together, historians and linguists generally agree that the term almost certainly originated
The film marks Spielberg’s return to the kind of extraterrestrial-themed storytelling that made Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial cultural landmarks.
Disclosure Day is a 2026 American science fiction thriller directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by David Koepp, based on an original story conceived by Spielberg. The film marks Spielberg’s return to the kind of extraterrestrial-themed storytelling that made Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial cultural landmarks, although this time he approaches the subject from a far more contemporary perspective.
He was injured during the inaugural ride of a new roller coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Virginia.
Fabio Lanzoni, known worldwide simply as Fabio, became the central figure in one of the most bizarre celebrity news stories of the 1990s when he was injured during the inaugural ride of a new roller coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Virginia. The event occurred on March 30, 1999, during the media opening of Apollo’s Chariot, a steel hypercoaster that was then one of the most anticipated new rides in the United States.
In reality, it has absolutely nothing to do with the breakfast food.
The expression “egg someone on” is one of those curious phrases in English that sounds as though it must have something to do with eggs, chickens, or perhaps even throwing eggs at people. In reality, it has absolutely nothing to do with the breakfast food.
With a reported production budget of approximately $250 million, the film became one of the most ambitious and expensive productions of Nolan’s career.
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey (2026) is an epic historical fantasy film based primarily on Homer’s ancient Greek poem The Odyssey, while also incorporating selected material from The Iliad, Virgil’s Aeneid, and other classical traditions. Released by Universal Pictures on July 17, 2026, the film was written and directed by Christopher Nolan and produced by Nolan and his longtime producing partner and wife, Emma Thomas, through their Syncopy production company. The musical score was composed by Ludwig Göransson,
