oil - created by whimsicalb


oil
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oil crisis of 1974---- years later.. Same shiskabobs. (5 years and 3230 days ago)


Stripes - created by itgik


Stripes
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In 1981 the classic movie Stripes starring Bill Murray and Harold Ramus was released.

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Trivial Pursuit - created by MnMCarta


Trivial  Pursuit
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It was the board game Time magazine called the "the biggest phenomenon in game history." Trivial Pursuit was first conceived on December 15, 1979 by Chris Haney and Scott Abbott.

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_trivia_pursuit.htm (5 years and 3229 days ago)


1953 Zwitter - created by vwluvrs


1953 Zwitter
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Called that, as it was the transition between the split rear window (older) body style and the newer oval rear window body style. VW was using up the last of the bodies made in that style, and unintentionally made a highly collectible one year only VW; half 1952, and half 1953... VW history 101..
Meet the Zwitter.. (5 years and 3230 days ago)


The World's First Acid Trip - created by friiskiwi


The Worlds First Acid Trip
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April 16, 1943: Setting the Stage for the World's First Acid Trip

1943: Dr. Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the psychedelic properties of LSD.

Hofmann, a Swiss chemist, was researching the synthesis of a lysergic acid compound, LSD-25, when he inadvertently absorbed a bit through his fingertips. Intrigued by the stimulating effects on his perception, Hofmann decided further exploration was warranted. Three days later he ingested 250 micrograms1 of LSD, embarking on the first full-fledged acid trip.

In his autobiography, LSD, My Problem Child, Hofmann remembered his discovery this way:

"I was forced to interrupt my work in the laboratory in the middle of the afternoon and proceed home, being affected by a remarkable restlessness, combined with a slight dizziness. At home I lay down and sank into a not unpleasant intoxicated-like condition, characterized by an extremely stimulated imagination. In a dreamlike state, with eyes closed (I found the daylight to be unpleasantly glaring), I perceived an uninterrupted stream of fantastic pictures, extraordinary shapes with intense, kaleidoscopic play of colors. After some two hours this condition faded away."

The experience led Hofmann to begin experimenting with other hallucinogens and he became an advocate of their use, in both the arenas of psychoanalysis and personal growth. He was critical of LSD’s casual use by the counterculture during the '60s, accusing rank amateurs of hijacking the drug he still refers to as "medicine for the soul" without understanding either its positive or negative effects.

Hofmann was equally critical of what he considered -- and still considers -- society’s knee-jerk rejection of a drug that he believes is mostly beneficial and deserving of continued research. "I think that in human evolution it has never been as necessary to have this substance LSD," he said at a symposium in 2006, marking the centennial of his birth. "It is just a tool to turn us into what we are supposed to be."

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