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The Shopping List

Reality Called In Sick

Find the 3 things that don’t belong in 1965.

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Cross off the decoys first. These look modern but were fine in 1965: sliced bread (1928), Pop-Tarts (1964) and Tang (1959).

2CloserOpen

One intruder is Hamburger Helper: launched December 1970, nationwide 1971.

Still to find: a kitchen bag and a fizzy drink.

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  • Hamburger Helper · 1970
  • Ziploc bags · 1968
  • Diet Coke · 1982
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Everything in the document on one timeline. Yellow dots arrived too late.

  1. 1928Sliced breadFine
    First sold 7 Jul 1928.Source: TIME
  2. 1959TangFine
    Drink mix launched 1959.Source: The Henry Ford
  3. 1964Pop-TartsFine
    On shelves 14 Sep 1964, just in time.Source: History.com
  4. 1965 · the document is dated here
  5. 1968Ziploc bagsNot yet
    Test-marketed 1968.Source: Wikipedia
  6. 1970Hamburger HelperNot yet
    Launched December 1970, nationwide 1971.Source: General Mills
  7. 1982Diet CokeNot yet
    Launched 8 Jul 1982.Source: Wikipedia

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