Nostalgia time for questions, what can you remember hearing or seeing in the past you just thought would never catch on?

Nostalgia time for questions, what can you remember hearing or seeing in the past you just thought would never catch on?
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I had a Jolt cola when I was 4. It hurt my arm drinking so much caffeine, I thought It would never catch on… Now power drinks are every where.
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