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...according to a peer-reviewed study in the journal Microbilogy. "One of the primary chlorine disinfectants currently being used to clean hospital scrubs and surfaces does not kill off the most common cause of antibiotic associated sickness in healthcare settings globally, according to a new...

This might be interesting to half a dozen people on this forum, anyway.   Omo is a brand name used by Unilever for its top-of-the line detergent in many markets (Australia, Brazil, South Africa, parts of Europe.) Apparently they took a shot at marketing it in America in the late Sixties and...

I'm in need of a new home backup generator and am wondering how big & expensive to go. The minimum requirements are to run a natural gas furnace, a refrigerator, and a freezer. Amazon publishes a guide suggesting a 1/2 hp furnace fan would take about 800 watts to run, and another 2350 watts...

I have about 5 48-inch, 40-watt T12 flourescent fixtures in my living and dining rooms (all indirect lighting) that I think date back to when the house was built in 1968. Some of them are getting reluctant to come on and could probably use replacement. Maybe they just need new starters, maybe...

This is a fun, short (9 minute) promotional film made by Chevrolet in 1937 about modern traffic signaling. Traffic lights hadn't been standardized, and there are pictures of two-, three-, and even four-light systems, as well as the ones with semaphores and even pointers and rotating faces rather...

Does anybody remember this? There isn't a whole lot of information about it that I can find, other than it was probably introduced in the late 1950s. I got a deal on some of it recently and was wondering what the heck the ingredients were. The wrapper says it is special because it is made with...

Look out for the mayochup! From the Wall Street Journal: It’s mayhem in the mayonnaise aisle. Hellmann’s maker Unilever and Kraft Heinz Co., which owns Miracle Whip, are cutting prices and slinging out new concoctions as they battle changing eating habits, a dizzying array of new competitors...

So, it seems the mystery of the Rio Olympics diving pool with green water has been solved. The culprit was an employee who mistakenly added more than 40 gallons of hydrogen peroxide, "neutralizing the chlorine" and allowing the growth of organic compounds that might have included algae. Our...

I recently had some cork flooring installed in the kitchen. It didn't come with any instructions. I've never had a cork floor before, or even a hardwood floor. Is there any special precaution that needs to be taken in mopping or waxing? Is something like Murphy Oil Soap a good idea? I assume...

The bell tolls for Ma Bell's copper phone lines: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission set new ground rules for carriers seeking to replace their old copper telephone networks. Approved by a 3-2 vote at an open meeting yesterday, the rules require carriers to notify customers in advance...

No joke. A 1950s box of Cheer just sold for that on ebay. I've seen some wild prices on vintage detergent offerings, but this must be a record...

Advice/suggestions appreciated! We're having a mini-dry spell here and I've found that both of my old sprinklers (from K-Mart) are barely functional. In fairness, they're ancient. Naturally, this makes me think I should get another old sprinkler, but better quality. ;) There are a lot of...

Meant to post this before Christmas but got busy. Many people remember the 1960s stop-action animated Rudolph Christmas special. They probably showed it again this year. In 1964, it debuted as "The General Electric Fantasy Theater" with special commercials featuring GE small appliances, and a...

Anybody know the brand?

This is "automobile related" so I guess Super is the correct forum. Anybody who collected Matchbox cars back in the Sixties should enjoy these vintage newsreels from 1962 and 1965 showing how they were made. I particularly like the paint booth. Notice the tool and die makers wear white lab...

This is an odd one. Sunday afternoon I was napping and heard a "plop" from the stairwell. Turns out, the glass globe from a Cree 9.5 watt bulb (60 watt equivalent), installed base up, had fallen off. The "plop" was the globe hitting a carpeted stair. It didn't shatter. At first I thought...

The British Pathe newsreel company has put its entire collection on Youtube -- almost 82,000 videos. Haven't watched them all yet, but I loved this full color peek at the 1962 Earls Court Motor Show ---full of unfounded optimism about the future of the British car industry in the Common Market...

Saw a coupon for this in Sunday's newspaper, so looked it up. "Introducing NEW Purex No Sort detergent for Colors! Purex No Sort detergent features a breakthrough Anti-Color-Transfer Technology which traps loose dyes in the wash, and prevents them from settling onto other fabrics—leaving your...

Spied these at a local supermarket chain -- "Food Club" is their store brand, apparently originating with a company in Illinois.    I think Launderess has mentioned European chlorine bleach tablets, but I couldn't find the thread.   Anyway, for $1.99, figured it wouldn't hurt to have some. I...

According to today's Wall Street Journal, P&G will be raising prices on some "fancier" varieties of Tide by as much as 25%. The reason: To offset the hit to their margins from the introduction of Tide Simply Clean & Fresh. The price of regular Tide liquid won't change. If I'm reading the...