For the rest of the world it’s Friday the 13th, but in Hastings, Neb., it’s National Kool-Aid Day. It was there in 1927 that local legend Edwin Perkins invented the powdered, sugary beverage now owned ...

Most people remember The Monkees for their music and popular TV show, but the group also had a hand in promoting one of the most popular toys today. In a Kool-Aid commercial, The Monkees used Nerf ...