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    12 Things That Made a 1980s School Day Look Different From Today

    Discover 12 things that made a 1980s school day completely different from today, from purple ditto worksheets to microfiche readers.

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    17 Things People Recognize In An Instant Growing Up In The ’70s

    If you spent your childhood in the 1970s, a lot of things probably still live rent-free in your memory. Maybe it’s the warm crackle of a record spinning on the…

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    15 of the Ugliest Cars from the 1980s

    The 1980s gave us neon colors, synth music, and some of the weirdest-looking cars ever to hit the road. Whether it was bold experimentation or just plain bad design, many…

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    15 Foods From the ’70s That Practically Ran Into Irrelevance

    I can only imagine how wild some of those 1970s grocery store aisles were. The ’70s brought us bell bottoms, disco balls, and some of the most fascinating (and bizarre)…

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    17 Throwback Dodgers Photos That Still Hit Home

    For many generations, the Dodgers have stood as an unrivaled example of one of professional baseball’s most iconic franchises. Their legacy has spanned from the boroughs of Brooklyn to the…

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    20 Photos That Prove the Sixties Were Just Better

    The sixties weren’t a mere decade. They were a full-fledged cultural phenomenon. From all of the emerging music and fashion to the vast technological leaps, it seemed like so much…

  • A split image: left, two men play on a giant Scrabble board; right, a man sits by a computer displaying a cityscape, with a Welltris game box showing a hammer and sickle symbol.

    20 Vintage Photos of Iconic Inventors Throughout History

    Throughout history, we’ve seen a series of remarkable individuals pop up out of the blue to grace the world with wild inventions. Whether we’re talking about something as silly yet…

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    20 Colorized Photos From The 1800s

    It’s hard to connect with photos from the past when we see them in black and white. The lack of color can make the people and events captured seem distant,…

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    16 Timeless Glimpses of Chinatown, NYC’s Past

    Tucked out in the heart of Lower Manhattan, New York City’s Chinatown stands as one of the oldest and also most vibrant Chinese communities throughout the entirety of the Western…

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    15 Rare Lou Gehrig Photos That Define Classic Cool

    Few athletes throughout history have left behind the kind of legacy that Lou Gehrig did. He was commonly known as the “Iron Horse.” Gehrig was a true powerhouse first baseman…