Sunday, October 18, 2026
Don't fix it if it ain't broke

Broke or Not? / No. 23

Card No. 23

Saturday, October 17, 2026. The answers, with sources.

The answers

  1. Since 1926

    Rhyming shaving cream ads on little roadside signs

    Done for 1963

    The signs came down after Philip Morris bought the company in 1963. They came in sets of six along US highways, starting in 1926 near Lakeville, Minnesota.

  2. Since 2005

    Yahoo Answers, the question and answer site

    Done for 2021

    Yahoo Answers shut down on May 4, 2021. It went read-only for its final two weeks, and Archive Team saved 4.75 TB of it in that window.

  3. Since 1937

    A soap opera that started on radio and moved to TV

    Done for 2009

    Guiding Light aired its last episode on CBS on September 18, 2009, after 72 years and more than 15,700 episodes on radio and TV.

  4. Since 1792

    A farmer's almanac printed in Dublin, New Hampshire

    Still going

    The Old Farmer's Almanac is still going. The 2027 edition came out September 1, 2026. The similarly named Farmers' Almanac, from Maine, is the one that quit.

  5. Since 1961

    Kodak Carousel slide projectors

    Done for 2004

    Kodak discontinued the Carousel in October 2004. The round trays held 80 or 140 slides and let gravity drop each one into place, which cut down on jams.