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    Advertising has always been an interestin g way to look at history. But when you see these vintage advertisements, the past seems a lot stranger than you thought.   🔻 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 Cockroach racetracks were just one of the many products sold by the International Mutoscope Reel Company, but the sales weren't enough to save the company from bankruptcy in 1949.   🔻 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 "...behind her twinkling eyes lies tragedy -- and each line and wrinkle that etches her face marks the hardship and responsibility she had to face after her husband passed away." Subtle! 🔻 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 " In seven brilliant Coney Island colors. Let the ‘wet look’ softcore chair make your rooms come alive. Pump the chair full of beer and throw a party."   🔻 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻 The first life-sized tricorder replica was produced by Mego Corporation in 1976 and was actually a cassette tape player.   🔻 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻...