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Makes you wonder what else DuPont gave her besides cellophane!

Okay, we have to ask - what is in that milk?

I'm dreaming of a Creepy Crawly Christmas!

Ah, yes! We all remember the amazing career of that trend-setting rock & roller James Bartholomew Olsen, who rocketed to fame with the release of hiis debut album Rebel Without a Clue!

Bowties & Freckles Forever! (And what was Superman smoking?)

If you know anything about Madison Avenue's obsession with Freudian symbolism, you may find the placement of the megaphone somewhat interesting in this vintage ad for demon tobacco.

Funny, we don't remember them offering Beatle wigs for redheads back in the day...

Hope the Easter Bunny treats you right...

These 3 men have given Baby Boomers a lifetime of laughter: Mel Brooks (92), Carl Reiner (97) and Dick Van Dyke (93).

Brooks and Reiner worked together on Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows and as a nightclub comedy act that gave us "The 2,000 Year Old Man." Reiner then created what may be the greatest sit-com of them all, The Dick Van Dyke Show, which not only catapulted Van Dyke to stardom but was the first to feature both the home and work situations of the title character in equal portions.

Working separately, they have entertained us with movies, TV shows and theatrical productions that have been a part of our lives and our collective sense of humor. Here's hoping they are with us for many more years!

And then there was the time Lex Luthor gave Jimmy Olsen some brownies he said were laced with what he called "Purple Kryptonite" and Jimmy ate them to protect Superman...

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