Denim Days & Vast Vistas
When we start our week rolling towards the past, we just hope you'll come tumbling after.
Trivia time
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Shop till you drop
The expansiveness and convenience of supermarkets might go unnoticed now, but it was a major change to food shopping at the beginning of the 20th century. What current chain is considered the first supermarket ever (Memphis, Tennessee, 1916)?
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The way we were
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Atop the Alps
A walk around the neighborhood has quite a different meaning in the Swiss Alps. What a view!
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Things we Slacked
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Blue jeans, baby
Once James Dean brought denim from the mines to the movies, consumers couldn't get enough. Decades later, blue jeans are as classic as it gets, a symbol of a past generation that's here to stay.
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Blast from the past
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Knock, knock, knocking off Rubik's Cube
Mr. Rubik never could have imagined knockoff versions of his original 3D puzzle. 'Cube Puzzle' doesn't exactly have the same ring to it.
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Piggly Wiggly in Memphis, Tennessee is the trivia answer.
We'll be back tomorrow. See you then :-)