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1. Smoking Everywhere Was Totally Normal In the 1950s, smoking wasn’t just accepted. It was everywhere. People lit up at […]

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1. Michael J. Fox on Family Ties Michael J. Fox, already beloved as Alex P. Keaton, took meta to the

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1. You Knew Better Than to Talk Back Talking back wasn’t brave. It was a shortcut to consequences. In your

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1. Wearing Shoes Indoors in Asia In many parts of Asia, especially Japan, Korea, and Thailand, wearing shoes inside a