What’s That Smell?
This gas smells like rotten eggs and is a common sign of a natural gas leak.
What is sulfur (or hydrogen sulfide)?
This snack food was invented when a customer complained their fries were too thick.
What are potato chips?
This bright pink salad side dish was a staple at family potlucks, and included whipped topping, marshmallows, and canned fruit.
What is ambrosia salad?
In the 1950s, this health hazard was regularly advertised by doctors in magazines.
What is smoking?
In the 1950s, it was totally normal to clean this reusable item with a garden hose — even if it had a baby in it.
What is a cloth diaper?
This desert animal can detect water through the smell of rain from up to 50 miles away.
What is a camel?
This body part doesn’t have muscles, yet it moves all the time.
What is the tongue?
This powdered drink mix was pitched to astronauts and sold like crazy in the '60s.
What is Tang?
his popular 1970s food trend involved putting everything — meat, salad, even spaghetti — into one of these wiggly molds.
What is Jell-O (or aspic)?
This powerful cleaner was once advertised as safe enough to wash your vegetables with.
What is bleach?
This sea creature expels a foul-smelling ink cloud to escape predators.
What is a squid (or octopus)?
This fruit used to be so rare in England that Victorians would rent one to show off at parties.
What is a pineapple?
This bright red canned meat became a war-time staple and was so popular, it had its own museum.
What is Spam?
Before remote controls, this was the nickname for the person in charge of changing the TV channel.
What is the kid (or “the youngest child”)?
Before modern vacuums, carpets were “cleaned” by sprinkling them with this… then beating it out.
What is tea leaves (or sawdust or baking soda)?
This bright yellow spice has a strong earthy smell and is used in curry.
What is turmeric?
This world-famous toy brand once made bricks you could eat.
What is LEGO?
This canned pasta product starred in ads with cartoon kids yelling “Uh-Oh!
What is SpaghettiOs?
This 1950s beauty treatment involved sitting under a giant helmet of heat at the salon.
What is a hair dryer (or bonnet dryer)?
This handheld grooming item was shared among siblings, guests, and sometimes pets — and rarely cleaned.
What is a hairbrush?
This pungent bulb is famous for warding off vampires and friends after a heavy meal.
What is garlic?
This sweet treat was originally sold as medicine for sore throats.
What is cotton candy?
In the 1970s, this breakfast meat had its own animated superhero named “The Sizzle.”
What is bacon?
This kitchen product was once called “the miracle wrap” and sold for its ability to stick to your hair.
What is plastic wrap (or cling film)?
This hard, scratchy item was used in outhouses before toilet paper became widespread.
What is a corn cob (or Sears catalog pages)