26 of the weirder and wilder moments around Super Bowls

Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, fake Tom Brady are among some of the zanier Super Bowl moments.

Apple launches the Mac

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The Raiders were blowing out the Redskins in the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII when TV viewers were startled by a TV commercial. Directed by Ridley Scott, the iconic spot plugged Apple’s new Macintosh personal computer — “Think Different,” get it? — and signaled the upstart company’s arrival as a major player. It also helped make the Super Bowl an annual showcase for splashy, big-budget commercials.

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