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The 1990s was the era of grunge, independent films, and the dawning of the world wide web, but what was it like at the grocery store? For generations, people have commented on the rising cost of groceries, but when factoring in inflation, some items are actually cheaper today than they were in the 1990s. Food prices in 1990 were often similar to today's prices - which one would hope for, since it wasn't all that long ago - though some items have actually come down in price in the past decades.Have you ever wondered, “How much was a loaf of bread in the 1990s?” How about the price of eggs? This list will break down 1990 food prices by listing the average price back then, the 1990 price factoring in inflation - using the US Bureau of Labor Statistics' <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=0.60&amp;year1=199001&amp;year2=202003">inflation calculator</a> - and today's cost for the same items.Vote up the grocery store items that you think have the best 2020 value and vote down any food that you'd rather go back in time to purchase.

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Lists about FX's cult hit series about Jax Teller, his family, and the members of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original, which aired from 2008-2014.

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Kurt Sutter and the cast of Sons of Anarchy&nbsp;did their homework when writing and playing motorcycle club&nbsp;members,&nbsp;but, as is the case with any television show, several elements still don&#39;t mesh with reality. Granted, when you write a TV series, you want to garner attention, attract viewers, and give your wife, <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/katey-sagal-facts/brandon-michaels" target="_blank">Katey Sagal</a>, a compelling character, so who can really blame Sutter for making a few tweaks?&nbsp;

But what do real bikers think of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-sons-of-anarchy-episodes/reference" target="_blank">Sons of Anarchy</a>? Many of them respect the series, but take issue with its portrayals of violence and illegal activity, as well as what they consider to be its generous treatment of women.&nbsp;On top of that, the show infamously went a bit off the rails &ndash; or over the bars, as it were &ndash; in its <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-season-of-sons-of-anarchy/reference" target="_blank">later seasons</a>. How accurate is&nbsp;Sons of Anarchy? Is there a real life&nbsp;Sons of Anarchy&nbsp;crew rolling through California somewhere?&nbsp;

The short answer is, the show is vaguely factual &ndash; emphasis on vaguely. Motorcycle club culture is a real thing, and here&#39;s how it&nbsp;differs from&nbsp;SoA.

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Though the U.S. is not even 250 years old, history textbooks already must omit a great deal. Here are in-depth looks at a few of the most fascinating and less flattering events and scenes that took place on American soil.

America's Forgotten History

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American history - relatively speaking, there's not that much of it, right? As far as the timeline of world civilizations goes, the United States is pretty young. Maybe that's why a lot of people really enjoy learning <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-american-eras/jacob-shelton">American history</a> in school. It's accessible, and the names and events are familiar.&nbsp;Well, that's what we thought, but then we looked at all the different questions (or answers, depending on how technical you want to get) about US history that appear on Jeopardy! and realized there's a whole lot more than what was in our textbooks. The number of things <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/jeopardy-questions-that-stumped-best-players/damon-davis">Jeopardy! questions</a> brought to light about the history of the US are truly remarkable.&nbsp;Here's a selection of questions about American history that have been asked on Jeopardy! that make all of those history tests we took in school look easy. What do you think?&nbsp;

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A look at major events that happened a long time ago and the people who played the biggest roles in shaping the world as we know it.

Historical Facts & Figures

The most creative, brilliant, and difficult doozies that left us scratching our heads.

Riddle Me This

If you've ever watched Jeopardy!, you know that <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/triple-stumper-hardest-jeopardy-questions-2020/jgu">some questions are harder </a>than others. Well, some answers are harder than others - but you know what we mean.&nbsp;When it comes to questions about people, however, an additional difficulty may arise. Regardless of the category, a question about an individual can appear. It may be a politician, artist, musician, performer… the list goes on.&nbsp;Maybe that's why <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/jeopardy-behind-the-scenes/setareh-janda">Jeopardy</a>! questions about historical figures are <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/jeopardy-history-questions-champions-missed/melissa-sartore">so challenging.</a> Almost anyone and everyone is, in theory, fair game.&nbsp;We found that to be true and had a hard time answering many of the questions here. Test your knowledge and see how you do!

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For generations, people have commented on the rising cost of groceries, but when factoring in inflation, some items are actually cheaper today than they were in the 1950s. Food prices in 1950 were measured in cents, but in 2020 those prices go up exponentially. That milkshake you'd be sharing with your sweetie would be almost two times as expensive thanks to what inflation did to milk prices.Have you ever wondered, “How much was a loaf of bread in the 1950s?” How about the price of eggs? This list will break down <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951d023676548&amp;view=1up&amp;seq=19">1950 food prices</a> by listing the average price back then, the 1950 price factoring in inflation - using the US Bureau of Labor Statistics's <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=0.52&amp;year1=195001&amp;year2=202003">inflation calculator</a> - and today's cost for the same items.Vote up the grocery store items that you think have the best value now and vote down anything you'd rather travel back in time to purchase.

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Robin Williams

Robin Williams delighted audiences with his boisterous physical comedy in films like&nbsp;The Birdcage,&nbsp;Night at the Museum,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Mrs. Doubtfire,&nbsp;his childlike spirit in <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/hook-behind-the-scenes/genevieve-carlton" target="_blank">Hook</a>,&nbsp;and his deeply moving portrayal of beloved characters in&nbsp;Good Will Hunting&nbsp;and&nbsp;Patch Adams.&nbsp;His passing&nbsp;in 2014 devastated his family, friends, and fans, but helped bring to light the importance of discussing mental health issues. Williams had a long and storied <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/whoa-robin-williams-facts/pierce-nahigyan" target="_blank">career</a> in film, comedy, and television, working with a wide variety of actors and directors.

He forged lasting relationships with some of the biggest names in comedy, including&nbsp;Billy Crystal and Whoopi Goldberg, and still generously mentored young stars who remain grateful, to this day, for his <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/heartwarming-robin-williams-stories/maggie-clancy" target="_blank">kindness</a> and leadership. Read on to hear what some of his many co-stars remembered about working with the legendary comedian.&nbsp;

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Jeopardy!&nbsp;- the game where the questions are the answers and the answers are the questions. It&#39;s&nbsp;been on for decades, bringing quiz show fun to audiences around the world. As contestants and people playing at home tune in to tackle new questions each night, they&#39;re met with some common categories and themes.

One of the areas that shows&nbsp;up on&nbsp;Jeopardy!&nbsp;over and over is popular culture. <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/jeopardy-history-questions-champions-missed/melissa-sartore" target="_blank">Sliced by decade</a>, genre, and location, pop culture categories also feature wordplay and puns to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/funny-jeopardy-answers/chris-abraham" target="_blank">keep folks guessing</a>. Movies, TV, music, games, food - nothing is really out of bounds, making pop culture questions <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/triple-stumper-hardest-jeopardy-questions-2020/jgu" target="_blank">that much more challenging</a>.

We went into the annals of&nbsp;Jeopardy!&nbsp;and found some of the most difficult nostalgic pop culture questions to see how tough they really were. Not to brag or anything, but we got a lot of them right - how&#39;d you do?&nbsp;

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Kevin Costner

Among the many&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/80s-movie-star-fun-facts/jonathan-kantor">Hollywood leading men</a>, Kevin Costner is a fan favorite for his movie and television roles in productions such as Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, The Bodyguard, and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-yellowstone-episodes/ranker-tv">Yellowstone</a>. He has starred in numerous Hollywood blockbusters and has won two Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globes, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.&nbsp;Here are a few fun facts about Kevin Costner that will give you a glimpse into the man behind the actor.&nbsp;

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Martin Short is a entertainer in a category all his own. The musician, actor, and stage performer has played numerous TV roles, including Second City Television&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-shocking-snl-moments/best-of-snl" target="_blank">Saturday Night Live</a>&nbsp;favorite Ed Grimley,&nbsp;and the inept and inappropriate Jiminy Glick.

<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001737/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1" target="_blank">On the big screen</a>, Short has been in favorites&nbsp;like&nbsp;Three Amigos!&nbsp;and the movies from the&nbsp;Father of the Bride&nbsp;franchise. He&#39;s also been in lesser-known comedies like&nbsp;Pure Luck and&nbsp;Inner Space. Short&nbsp;has performed a one-man show on Broadway, toured with his good friend Steve Martin, and makes regular visits to&nbsp;SNL. His relentless energy seems to know no bounds.

As a Hollywood staple, Short has stayed relatively off the radar when it comes to controversy, conflict, or drama. There&#39;s a lot to know about him, however. From his first love to his colon care, Short is a fascinating individual. In the spirit of his&nbsp;character&nbsp;Ed Grimley, take a look at things we learned about Short that are&nbsp;much more than &quot;totally decent&quot; and made us say, &quot;Give me a break!&quot;&nbsp;

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Lists about the immortal actor who is, by all accounts, just as great as he seems.

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Fellow actors and crew describe what it's like to work with Hollywood's most familiar faces.

Acting with the Stars

Keanu Reeves

<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Keanu-Reeves">Keanu Reeves</a> has slowly but surely established himself as one of the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/heartwarming-keanu-reeves-stories/anncasano">most popular stars in Hollywood</a>. Although he has appeared in a wide variety of genres - from comedy to action, from horror to science fiction - he has maintained a reputation as a fundamentally decent guy. In large part, his positive public image stems from the many interviews in which he is disarmingly honest and earnest.&nbsp;However, much of it also comes from various <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/keanu-reeves-movies-behind-the-scenes/williamsbrianjake">behind-the-scenes looks at Reeves's life</a> and work, many of which reveal heartwarming details. Take a look and vote up the best interactions with the mega star.

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The Mob

Carmine "Cigar" Galante&nbsp;was killed in the garden of Joe and Mary's Italian-American Restaurant in&nbsp;Brooklyn, New York, on July 12, 1979. Shot by masked men at point-blank range, the Bonanno&nbsp;Family mob boss met his maker with his trusty cigar still in his mouth - and there are images to prove it. Coming at the tail end of a series of power-grab murders on other prominent mob families that were ordered by Galante, the murder was ordered by other high-ranking members of the Cosa&nbsp;Nostra to put an end to Galante's antics.Galante wasn't the only one slain over wine and salad that day. One of his associates and the owner of the restaurant went down with him. However, while federal authorities maintain the hit couldn't have been carried out without the consent of a majority of bosses, only one man was ever charged for the crime,&nbsp;Anthony (Bruno) Indelicato&nbsp;- a member of Galante's own Bonanno family.

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Göbekli Tepe just doesn’t make sense. The neolithic&nbsp;archaeological ruins were first uncovered in the '60s, but their significance wasn’t truly realized until 1994. The site&nbsp;is&nbsp;located in southeastern Turkey -&nbsp;although it predates the establishment of the country by a significant amount of time. In fact, Göbekli Tepe is so old&nbsp;and complex&nbsp;that it is <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.ranker.com/list/archaeology-that-changed-history/nathan-gibson">rewriting our understanding</a> of not just Turkish history, but the entire history of humanity. Based on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.ranker.com/list/archaeological-misunderstandings-and-mistakes/stephanroget">everything we know</a> about how modern&nbsp;civilization got its start, Göbekli Tepe should not exist. However, exist it does, and&nbsp;has for nearly 12,000 years.Archaeological study of Göbekli Tepe has been going on for quite some time - even though the modern political climate in Turkey has made matters slightly more difficult. Some sections are even in the process of being restored. The site has become a tourist attraction and a source of local pride, and there are&nbsp;plenty of good reasons for that. Göbekli Tepe is, after all, the oldest site of significance created by human beings, and that makes it one of the most important <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-peat-bog-bodies/laura-allan">archaeological discoveries</a> ever made.

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Dr. Seuss

Known to the world as <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/dr-seuss-facts/tamar-altebarmakian">Dr. Seuss</a>, Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, MA, on March 2, 1904. His first book,&nbsp;And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, made its debut in 1937, and he would continue to publish classics for several decades thereafter.&nbsp;Under their cartoonish and fantastical veneer, Dr. Seuss's stories seem to have a deeper or darker meaning -&nbsp;a quality&nbsp;that&nbsp;also appears to be true of his personal life. While there's no denying the author's enormous contribution to children's literature, some of his private and public actions may leave you disturbed.

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Crime-related dramas on TV and in film often make even the most mysterious cases seem relatively easy to solve. After a few scenes depicting frustration and bewilderment, the expert CSI agent or forensic scientist suddenly makes a case-breaking discovery by analyzing a piece of hair, pulling together cellphone data, or having a witness crack under pressure. Often, the heroes of these stories overcome another corrupt entity within their division to ensure that justice is served as they save the day.&nbsp;While these dramas make for excellent and entertaining stories, they're often a <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/how-forensic-science-actually-works/zack-howe">far cry from reality</a>. What happens when a killer leaves behind all his clothes at a crime scene, full of DNA, and experts still can't identify the perpetrator? Or when crooked law enforcement agents don't have anyone there to expose their evidence-meddling tactics? Or when a serial killer strikes a city, and no one finds out about it for years?&nbsp;Unlike the popular mystery-solving dramas in the entertainment industry, these true crime stories are a collection of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/creepy-history-moments/lauren-glen">eerie mysteries that remain unsolved</a> - despite the evidence and clues the murderers left behind.&nbsp;

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Sure, catapulting cattle, head-smacking monks, and a knight willing to fight until he is limbless are all elements played for laughs in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, but there’s a bit of truth in each. Considering the Pythons' academic backgrounds, it's&nbsp;no surprise that some truth underlies&nbsp;much of Holy Grail's absurdity. With the exception of the American Terry Gilliam, the performers hail from <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/terry-jones-death-monty-python-michael-palin-terry-gilliam-john-cleese-a9296976.html">Oxford or Cambridge University</a>. Terry Jones would even go on to write several works of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30116194">medieval history</a>.In fact, there are <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-accurate-medieval-movies/michelle-nati">kernels of historical accuracy</a> where you might least expect them. Check out the often dark truth behind these Monty Python and the Holy Grail moments.

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Remember these child stars? How did they turn out?

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Devon Sawa

From poster-strewn walls to cut-outs from <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-magazines-for-teenagers/ranker-books?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">popular teen magazines</a>, being a teen in the '90s meant being infatuated with everyone from movie stars to boy band members. But when it came to '<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/90s-boy-loves-now/jacob-shelton">90s teen heartthrobs</a>, few measured up to Devon Sawa.&nbsp;Most recognizable for his roles in the films Casper and Now and Then, which featured heart-meltingly notable lines like, "Can I keep you?"&nbsp;and "Can I kiss you?"&nbsp;(both of which were inevitably etched into the journals and hearts of every teen girl), Devon Sawa&nbsp;seemingly disappeared from the spotlight. Or did he?The Canadian-born actor started his career early on after a frustrated teacher suggested he take his attention-seeking behavior and join a theater&nbsp;group. He started working in commercials and low-budget Canadian films before landing his breakout role in Casper. From then on, his career skyrocketed him to the ranks of teen heartthrob fame. But the story of Devon Sawa now and then doesn’t end with his stint in teen films. The actor has continued pursuing his career, and many of his teen fans are still obsessed with him.

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