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Pillbox Hats
Jackie Kennedy is said to have popularised the pillbox hat (so called because it looks as if it’s designed to hold pills) in 1962 when she wore one on television.
However, she was not the first...
VS. Series Arcade Games
Stuck in the mire of the 1984 video game market crash, Nintendo knew it needed a hook to draw gamers back into the arcades. Their solution was the VS. system - a series of arcade...
Raggedy Ann/Raggedy Andy
Though Raggedy Ann is a perennial favourite for kids and collectors, this wildly successful and well-loved doll wasn't dreamed up in any toy company's R&D department.
According to the lore that surrounds her, Ann's modest and...
Xevious
A classic vertically-scrolling shoot-em-up Namco arcade game (distributed by Atari), Xevious sent your 'Solvalou' craft into solo battle against the invading Xevious armies.
Unfortunately, the Xevious could attack from the air and ground as well, putting...
