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15 Playground Games That Have Faded Into Irrelevancy
Playgrounds used to be a melting pot of all kinds of chaotic overexcitement, and a lot of that could be pinpointed toward kids just trying to cut loose from the tight confines of classrooms. We’ll take a look at 15 playground games in particular that are from the ’70s, and are now pretty much relevant. 1. Red Rover Players would proceed to line up in two teams. They would then dare someone to run through linked arms. Even though fun, it was also notorious for leading to all manners of bruises as well as broken bones. This resulted in its…
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20 Rooms That Barely Exist in Modern Homes
Rooms that barely exist in modern homes, from formal parlors and sculleries to sleeping porches, pantries, and smoking rooms.Rooms that barely exist in modern homes, from formal parlors and sculleries to sleeping porches, pantries, and smoking rooms.
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Medieval Churches: 18 Reasons Why Some Have Doors That Lead Nowhere
Medieval churches´ doors that lead nowhere can reveal lost aisles, changed roofs, processions, former buildings, and centuries of repairs.Medieval churches´ doors that lead nowhere can reveal lost aisles, changed roofs, processions, former buildings, and centuries of repairs.
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14 Things Parents Packed in School Lunches in the 1990s
Take a trip back to the cafeteria with 14 iconic things parents packed in school lunches in the 1990s, featuring Lunchables, Gushers, and Capri Sun.Take a trip back to the cafeteria with 14 iconic things parents packed in school lunches in the 1990s, featuring Lunchables, Gushers, and Capri Sun.
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Cities That Probably Shouldn’t Exist: 20 Places Built Against the Odds
Cities built in unlikely places: 20 settlements shaped by water, volcanoes, cliffs, deserts, earthquakes, and unstable ground.Cities built in unlikely places: 20 settlements shaped by water, volcanoes, cliffs, deserts, earthquakes, and unstable ground.
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15 Notes Left for Strangers That Left More Questions to Ask
I mean, look, life can present a series of predictably unpredictable pitches across the plate. For whatever reason, each of…I mean, look, life can present a series of predictably unpredictable pitches across the plate. For whatever reason, each of us are up to bat, and it’s really up to…
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15 Vintage Photos from the 1950s
Go ahead and take a step back into the wide-reaching kaleidoscope of steady optimism that can blossom when viewing events…Go ahead and take a step back into the wide-reaching kaleidoscope of steady optimism that can blossom when viewing events from times long since passed. There are feelings of nostalgia…
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18 Shadows That Tell A Slightly Different Story
Shadows are generally just background players in our everyday lives. They’ll quietly follow us around without much of any notice…Shadows are generally just background players in our everyday lives. They’ll quietly follow us around without much of any notice paid their way. But they’re always there, lurking in, the…
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15 Rare Insults That Called out the Fragile Ego
The fragile, ever illusory ego. What a conundrum. It puts such weight on anything that shines a light on its…The fragile, ever illusory ego. What a conundrum. It puts such weight on anything that shines a light on its very complicated nature. It doesn’t seem to enjoy being called…
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17 Extremely Rare Cars That Almost Never Come Up for Sale
Classic cars on this list were produced in remarkably small numbers, making surviving examples difficult to find and highly unusual.Classic cars on this list were produced in remarkably small numbers, making surviving examples difficult to find and highly unusual.
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20 Photos That Show What a Snow Day Looked Like Before Everything Went Digital
Snow day before smartphones meant radio closings, sledding, snow forts, cocoa, shoveling, landline calls, and hours outside with no remote class.Snow day before smartphones meant radio closings, sledding, snow forts, wet mittens, cocoa, shoveling, landline calls, and hours outside with no remote class.
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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…
