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Q: During what event of what year was the last TV tobacco ad?

A: The last tobacco commercial aired at 11:59 p.m. on January 1, 1971. The Virginia Slims ad ran on The Johnny Carson Show and featured actress Veronica Hamel from Hill Street Blues fame.


Q: The first brochure advertised what product?

A: According to Ripley's Believe It or Not, Hernan Cortez wrote the first brochure more than 480 years ago. The brochure advertised a sale on turkeys.


Q: What was the world's longest interruption for a breaking news story ... And for what?

A: John F. Kennedy assassination-related coverage held the record for longest breaking news coverage until September 11, 2001.

  

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