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Summer brought to you by: Orlando theme parks

by Renata Sago
Jul 3, 2018
How did this hot and sunny middle Florida city become such a theme park magnet? And how does it keep the tourists coming in the summer months?
In this handout image provided by Disney Parks, fireworks light the sky over Cinderella Castle during the Grand Opening of New Fantasyland at Walt Disney World Resort December 6, 2012 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
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The "Coppertone Girl" is all grown up

by Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 4, 2017
As a toddler, Cheri Irwin modeled for her mother. It made her rear-end famous.
The Coppertone logo on a building in Miami. 
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How Weber Grills came to be

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 3, 2017
Weber's 'brand godfather' spent his career building 'barbecue culture around the world.'
Elevated propane prices are making cookouts less affordable and might do the same to home heating when the winter comes.
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A machine that puts sunscreen on for you, in a snap

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 18, 2016
Snappy Screen founder Kristen McClellan talks about her invention in the latest installment of our series, "Summer Brought to You By."
A SnappyScreen machine set up at a beach. 
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