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Funeral Services Held for 'Infomercial King' Billy Mays

 
Television pitchman Billy Mays, whose high-energy hawking turned products like OxiClean from infomercial curiosities into mainstream successes, was remembered as a pop culture icon at his funeral Friday near Pittsburgh. (link)

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