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...turn-of-the-century teen pop craze: "The moment Erik Bradley knew boy bands were taking over the world came on June 28, 1998 at the New World Music Theater near Chicago. 'NSync, the hunky young pop stars who'd just had a radio hit with 'I Want You Back' were opening the outdoor show. Bradley was backstage. The band was hanging out in its trailer before its brief set. Bradley smelled something odd. It seemed to be coming from a large metal fence, covered with a blue plastic tarp, which separated the bands from the performers. Then he realized...
...none of this means that downing the latest probiotic yogurts, which contain certain strains of good gut bacteria, should be the next weight-loss craze. For one thing, says DiBaise, the strains that were dominant in the normal-weight people are not the same as those promoted in the popular probiotic yogurts. Second, there is no evidence that probiotic products can do anything about weight loss; the latest scientific studies have shown only that probiotics can relieve antibiotic-related diarrhea, as well as alleviate IBS and aide regularity. "It is interesting to look at microbial flora," says Lynne McFarland...
Writers' strike spawns lumberjack craze...
...Richard James saw a torsion spring fall off his desk and tumble end over end across the floor. "I think I can make a toy out of this," he later said. Two years afterward, all 400 of the toy's first run sold in 90 minutes--launching the Slinky craze...
...most notorious example of this problem, called a "craze" by crowd management experts, happened at a Who concert in 1979. A crowd of 18,000 fans had gathered outside the Cincinnati Coliseum to see the band. Seats were on a first-come, first-served basis. When the opening band began to play, the fans thought the show was beginning without them. There were only two doors open, and the crowd rushed toward them. Eleven people died...