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    18 Everyday Habits Other Countries Phased Out Years Ago

    Habits other countries phased out include paper checks, pennies, clock changes, disposable plastics, and routines still familiar elsewhere.

    Habits other countries phased out include paper checks, pennies, clock changes, disposable plastics, and routines still familiar elsewhere.

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    17 Products That Became “Premium” Without Actually Getting Better

    Premium everyday products can cost more because of packaging, and lifestyle positioning. These 17 categories show premium as perception.

    Premium everyday products can cost more because of packaging, branding, formats, and lifestyle positioning. These 17 categories show premium as perception.

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    18 Everyday Things That Used to Require a License

    Things that required a license once included bicycles, radios, jukeboxes, dance halls, pinball machines, dogs, and other ordinary parts of life.

    Things that required a license once included bicycles, radios, televisions, jukeboxes, dance halls, pinball machines, dogs, and other ordinary parts of life.

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    15 Spooky Photos of Vintage Halloween Costumes

    Halloween costumes from the 1890s to the 1980s reveal homemade masks, odd outfits, and party traditions that look very different today.

    Halloween costumes from the 1890s to the 1980s reveal homemade masks, odd outfits, and party traditions that look very different today.

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    14 Things That Were Common in Grandma’s Pantry in the 1960s

    Step back in time with 14 iconic items found in a 1960s grandma's pantry, from Crisco tins and Jell-O boxes to canned Campbell's soup.

    Step back in time with 14 iconic items found in a 1960s grandma’s pantry, from Crisco tins and Jell-O boxes to canned Campbell’s soup.

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    15 License Plates Photos That Are Gems in Their Own Right

    Some souvenirs don’t bother living in scrapbooks. Instead, they just up and bolt right to the bumper. The license plate…

    Some souvenirs don’t bother living in scrapbooks. Instead, they just up and bolt right to the bumper. The license plate boom of the 1970s and 1980s turned metal rectangles into…

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  • Two notes: one handwritten on paper warning a roommate’s Tinder date not to eat their food, and one written on a whiteboard asking to take out the trash because of a spider.
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    15 Roommate Moments That Paint Living Alone in a Wonderful Light

    Living with roommates can prove to be quite the adventure. It’s a wonderful mixture of comedy, chaos, and then learning…

    Living with roommates can prove to be quite the adventure. It’s a wonderful mixture of comedy, chaos, and then learning how to share your space without forfeiting your mind altogether.…

  • A blue Toyota sedan with its front bumper and hood held together by layers of gray duct tape.
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    15 Photos of People Who Use Duct Tape to Fix Everything

    People claim that necessity is the true mother of invention. However, some people think that duct tape is the end-all…

    People claim that necessity is the true mother of invention. However, some people think that duct tape is the end-all solution to everything. Some fixes, can be clever, and other…

  • Two side-by-side photos of office signs with handwritten mocking comments: one reads “0 DAYS WITHOUT SACARSM” with the note “nice spelling!!”, and the other warns not to use two microwaves, with the note “Why are there two?!”.
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    17 Trivial Notes that People Let Loose In

    There is “petty” and then there’s putting that in writing. Petty notes live right at the intersection of frustration and…

    There is “petty” and then there’s putting that in writing. Petty notes live right at the intersection of frustration and atristry. They are passive-aggressive masterpieces. Often, they can be written…

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    20 Electrician Mishaps That Could’ve Dismantled Homes

    People never slow down to think twice about the hidden wiring involved within walls until the fire starts. Electric work…

    People never slow down to think twice about the hidden wiring involved within walls until the fire starts. Electric work by its very design is intended to preserve homes and…

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    20 Jokes That Zipped By People’s Awareness

    There are the people in this world who won’t get out of their heads, into the moment, and embrace the…

    There are the people in this world who won’t get out of their heads, into the moment, and embrace the sense of humor around them. Plenty of us have encountered…

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    14 Fun Facts That Could Easily Start a Dinner Table Debate

    These interesting facts about food, science, history, money, and everyday life could easily turn a casual dinner into a spirited debate.

    These interesting facts about food, science, history, money, and everyday life could easily turn a casual dinner into a spirited debate.