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The Shopping List

Reality Called In Sick

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

TipOpen one step at a time. The answer always asks twice, so nothing gets spoiled by accident.

1NudgeOpen

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.

3AnswerAsks twice

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★Solved it? The story behind the datesContains the answers

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Everything in the document on one timeline. Yellow dots arrived too late.

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

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