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PHILADELPHIA, Tenn. — The sun was suddenly a pitch- black hole set off by brilliant filaments greeted by whoops, cheers and cries from enraptured viewers in a darkened Appalachian field Monday . Words cannot adequately describe a phenomenon seen at similar gatherings across the country, but totality will be remembered by those who saw it, and well-worth the hours, if not days, of travel invested. On the drive from Richmond on Sunday, electronic signs on Interstate 81 in Virginia — and I-40 and I-75 in Tennessee — warned bumper-to-bumper traffic not to stop on highway shoulders or off-ramps to view the eclipse. An impromptu campground set up by a couple of gracious area entrepreneurs , B.J. Kile and David Matlock, in a rural spot not far from Great Smoky Mountains National Park was the brief home to 100 to 200 millennials, families and boomers who came from up and down the East Coast, the Midwest, California, Germany and England. Their vehicles ranged from older do...

One of the very first articles we published way back in 2008 was a fun look at some of the “worst products for men.” A year after, we created another such list with even more wacky products we had discovered. These gems have been gathering dust in the archives, so we dusted off our favorites from each list and then added a bunch of new ones we’ve unearthed since the aughts to create a comprehensive, all-in-one exhibit of these oddities. Below you’ll find some of the funny, dorky, disturbing, and just plain out-there products that were pitched to the men of yesteryear — often playing on male insecurities like hair loss and impotence — that aren’t due a comeback anytime soon. Window shop at your pleasure, and your risk! Male Virility and General Groinal Health Radioactive Jockstrap Radioactive materials were once thought to impart healing and vitalizing powers. Radium was infused into drinking water, baths, toothpaste, and, though the advertisement above doesn’t come right out and say it...