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A friendship blossoms. David Kestenbaum/NPR hide caption
General Augusto Pinochet took power in Chile following the 1973 coup, and appointed the Chicago Boys to preside over economic affairs. CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Chilean President Salvador Allende is pictured here waving to a crowd after his election victory in 1970. General Augusto Pinochet, the man who would replace Allende after a coup, and reverse his socialist policies, is on horseback. (L) STF/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A screenshot of Jen Lewis' original famous image: Kanye kissing Kanye. Jen Lewis/https://twitter.com/thisjenlewis hide caption
A promotional sale on Nutella was more successful than planned: Customers came to blows trying to get jars of the sweet spread after a grocery chain cut prices by 70 percent. Eric Gaillard/Reuters hide caption
The tooth fairy indulges in his favored vice — lollipops — before a big meeting. Mito Habe-Evans/NPR hide caption