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Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro was born in the village of Brian in Cuba on 13 August 1926 into a rich family, the son of Angel Castro,...
Chinos
The United States Army utilised the beige cotton twill material for its uniforms, which were made in China.
The shipping boxes were stamped "China" but...
Fray Bentos
Steak pie'-in-a-tin. Had a wonderful catchline in the TV ad: "It's Beef! It's Beef!".
These days you wouldn't feed it to your dog, but it...
Playboy
Playboy magazine was founded in 1953 by Hugh Marston Hefner (b.1926).
Hefner described his target audience as "that select group of urbane fellows who were...
Johnny Seven O.M.A.
The Johnny Seven OMA ("One Man Army") was seven guns in one: grenade launcher, anti-armour gun, anti-tank gun, bullet-firing rifle, tommy gun, anti-bunker missile,...
