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There's a great Seinfeld episode where Jerry's dad introduces us to his buddy Izzy Mandelbaum, who's “80 years old and strong as an ox.” It's a Mandelbaum tradition to assert strength by chanting their last name, and there's something particularly funny about an octogenarian in a sweatband bragging about how buff he is.

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For many guys, bathroom aesthetics, products included , were long something of an afterthought. Get on with your business: shower, shave, out. A drugstore razor, some generic hand soap, clinical-looking toothpaste, nondescript jars tucked inside the medicine cabinet. Nothing needed to look particularly good. It just needed to work.

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With built-in Chromecast and AirPlay and immense Dolby Atmos-powered sound quality, Sony’s HT-A5000 soundbar is an upgrade for virtually any home theater set up. Best Buy is running a half-off promo: don’t miss out. Buy Here: $1,000$500

In 1826, Julien Gallet established his eponymous firm in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. By the mid-20th century, the company was offering an incredible range of useful chronographs and other complications , from the signature Flying Officer to the Multichron Navigator to the Astronomic. While the Quartz Crisis severely damaged Gallet — which was effectively mothballed by the mid-1990s — Breitling's recent acquisition promises to revive its historic models, opening up this compelling brand to a wider range of enthusiasts and collectors.

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