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At 91, Ramblin' Jack Elliott Still Wants to Tell You a Story

The singer and expert flatpicker is one of the last of the ’50s era folk music revivalists still on the road today.

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HoJo Goes Back to the 'Retro Future' via a Snazzy New Suite – NBC Los Angeles

The Howard Johnson Anaheim Hotel just unveiled a mid-century suite that features a throwback design and some SHAG-tastic artwork, too.

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Heart and Soul: Memories of my shophouse home in Bidor

My parents sold Chinese and Western medicines, wines and liquors at the shop, which was located in the front portion.

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Ban on black earth trading brooks no delay

The illegal selling of black earth in the country must be cracked down on to protect the invaluable nonrenewable agricultural resource.

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Advert Showing 1950s House Prices Stuns Internet: 'Had It Easy Back Then'

One person called the prices "disgustingly cheap by today's standards," while another felt "sick" at the difference.

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'Smile': Book From 1950 Shares Hilarious 'Tips To Look After Your Husband'

The book advised women to "touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair, and be fresh looking."

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Bottle Containing Hopeful Messages From Teenage Girls Asking for Boyfriends Found After 56 Years

Litter pickers who found the bottle in a U.K. river were able to track down one of the message writers who now lives in Australia.

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'Legend': Wife's Answer to Husband's 'No Pants' Rule Has People Cracking Up

After her husband insisted that "no wife of his will ever wear pants," one Redditor's grandma didn't get mad, she got even.

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Unlocked U.S. Census Offers Glimpse of Life in 1950 Including Gas Price

Millions of forms from the 1950 census have been made public, revealing the most popular baby names and how much groceries cost at the time.

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WWII bomber jacket returned to family after more than 60 years

Teri Sargent's father left the jacket in Tacoma, Washington, in the 1950s.

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