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Prince Philip was not allowed to invite his three sisters to his wedding to Princess (now Queen) Elizabeth in 1947, because they were all married to German noblemen, and this would have been considered inappropriate in postwar Britain
7-up, a popular soda, once contained Lithium. The popular beverage once contained the mood stabilizing drug, which is still widely used today in treatment of mood disorders. Lithium (#4 on the Periodic table) has a molecular mass of “7” and is a mood stabilizer for schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder – essentially “Up” your mood. Thus the brand name “7-UP.” The drug was removed from the formulation in 1950.
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While they were much better off than the average person. The Three Stooges during their 23 years with Colombia Pictures were chronically underpaid and never received a pay increase, because the head of the studio convinced them that they were unpopular with audiences. The Stooges did all their work before the Equity Actors' Strike. This dispute lasted from November 1961 to April 1962, after which actors received residual payments each time their work was shown on television.
I don't think that they made very much money at all.
After the Cuban revelation, many things were banned and labelled superfluous. To use a toaster was to be decadent as well as wasteful use of electricity that was in short supply.
