6 Iconic Things You Won't Believe Began as Publicity Stunts<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Erik Germ,Tracy V. Published: March 19th, 2012
In an age when getting famous for the sake of being famous is the name of the game, and where it's hard to tell genuine news from fake "viral" publicity stunts, it's easy to long for the old days. You know, back when people still had some dignity, an\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Some fun trivia here. Which fits in quite nicely with one of the entries. #ddtb Reshared post from +Les Jenkins Yeah, I already knew these. But it's still entertaining reading. Embedded Link 6 Iconic Things You Won't Believe Began as Publicity Stunts By Erik Germ,Tracy V. 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