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Following WWII, recreational boating took off, and makers raced to produce lightweight, affordable outboards perfect for families and weekend explorers. Motors like the 1946 Elgin 2.5HP became a familiar and...

Following WWII, the recreational boating boom led brands to create dependable, lightweight motors perfect for hobbyists and growing families. Models like the 1947 Mercury Lightning 10HP became a trusted companion...

Life moves fast. Between the endless demands of work, social media, and staying constantly connected, it sometimes feels impossible to just... breathe. These days, if your phone isn’t in your...

The B-52's burst onto the Athens, Georgia music scene in 1976. Their quirky, surf-dance sound was one of the more influential and redefining styles to come out of the post-punk era. Tracks like Planet...

August 3, 1983, Prince Rogers Nelson flipped his custom Schecter Cloud guitar behind his back, stepped up to the microphone and delivered one of the most memorable performances of the 1980s. The five-foot-two...

Kurt Donald Cobain was born on February 20, 1967, in the small logging town of Aberdeen, Washington. Kurt lived a troubled life and by the time he reached his teens was adrift,...

The B-52 Stratofortress by Boeing evolved from a six engine turboprop aircraft in the late 1940s to an eight-engined, jet-propelled, long-range bomber in the 1950s. Originally designed to deliver a nuclear payload during the cold war,...

If you've ever watched your cat leap from the top of a bookcase and land like a fluffy ninja, you'd swear they had superpowers. Faster than a speeding Roomba and...

Ever wonder what your cat’s really up to when you’re not around? Napping, obviously. But what if—just what if—that cool, aloof exterior is hiding a secret identity? Maybe your feline...

Humans have been scanning the stars in search of answers for centuries. UFO sightings have been chronicled throughout millennia, but following WWII our fascination with the subject skyrocketed. Accounts of UFO crashes in the 1940s and...

Back in my 80s college days, I blew a lot of my part-time income on 8-bit arcade games down at my favourite beer hall. Ok, so I may have blown...

Whether you call it a lumberjack shirt, buffalo check, or jac-cloth, the iconic red plaid flannel jacket is practically a Canadian uniform. Immortalized by hosers like Bob and Doug McKenzie...

Golf club construction—and the materials used to build them—remained relatively unchanged for generations. Metal club heads were attached to wooden hickory or ash shafts, creating clubs that demanded precision, patience,...

Faced with a steep post-war drop in aircraft manufacturing, Fort Erie-based Fleet Manufacturing & Aircraft Co. looked for a pivot—and in 1947, they rolled out the Fleet Cabin Car. The...

Before pull-tabs and twist-offs, there was the crown cap—first patented in Baltimore in 1892, named for its resemblance to the Queen’s crown. While the design hasn’t changed much in over...