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music
fact 1 Known for rock and roll and blues
fact 2 The song TEQUILA was born
fact 3 Jailhouse Rock was made
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fashion
fact 1 Women more commonly wore long sleeves
fact 2 Was semi-formal with an elegant look
fact 3 Their was an obvious gender gap
https://www.womansworld.com/gallery/fashion/1950s-fashion-168871 -
toys
fact 1 it was thought that uranium was safe
fact 2 Barbie came out in 59
fact 3 Some toys from this era are very radioactive
https://www.instyle.com/barbie-beauty-evolution-7562826 -
news (Korean war)
fact 1 It lasted 3 years
fact 2 The US joined 2 days after the war was declared
fact 3 It ended in a stalemate
https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/virginia-barnes-writes-midlander-served-korean-18458556.php -
President
Dwight D Eisenhower
fact 1 He set up 2 of the most famous military operations in us history
fact 2 34th president
fact 3 Ended the Korean war
https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/dwight-d-eisenhower/ -
transportation
fact 1 Some of the world's most famous cars were made in this era
fact 2 Its first appearance was the Detroit post-war show
fact 3 It was a 2-seater
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Thunderbird_(first_generation) -
movie
fact 1 Most movie covers were in the style of comic books
fact 2 Some super famous kids movies were made in this decade
fact 3 Movies were still hand-drawn
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tech
fact 1 The detection window is around 24 hours
fact 2 Fast and inexpensive
fact 3 It occasionally can be wrong
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1124861/ -
tv
fact 1The show was made entirely from clay
fact 2 You can still watch it
fact 3 The character was self-absorbed
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumby -
actress
fact 1 She died at 36
fact 2 She had no children
fact 3 She was always late to class
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marilyn-Monroe -
sports
fact 1 He died of heart failure
fact 2 He scored 100 points in one game
fact 3 he shot 18 for 18
https://www.biography.com/athletes/wilt-chamberlain