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For nearly 60 years, the Super Bowl has become a central part of American culture well beyond the sphere of pro football. And for many, the Super Bowl also prompts the need to touch up on a certain other piece of culture that always re-enters the collective conscience around Super Bowl time.

It’s finally here, the climactic event that attracts the entire world for an evening. On Sunday at 6:30 p.m., the Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Philadelphia Eagles in the 59th game of this crazy sport we call football.