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24 Items That Were Advertised as “Indestructible” and Were Anything But
It is so annoying when our items break. So, when we see products advertised as ‘indestructible’, that’s a huge selling point for…
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20 Things That Were Considered Feminist in the ’70s but Are Just Normal Now
From Title IX to Roe v. Wade, the ‘70s were a time of women’s liberation. An era that challenged cultural traditions in…
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19 Department Store Experiences That Were Borderline Nightmarish
We’re tempted to go out on a limb and claim that we’ve all been there. Department stores offer a certain brand of…
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16 Outdated Ideas About Marriage from the 1950s That Society Has Moved on From
Society has come a long way from where we were in the 1950s, especially regarding our personal freedoms. This was especially true…
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27 Notable War Films You Need to Watch if You Haven’t Yet
War films can transport us back to tumultuous times in history. Whether you lived through them yourself or not, they are gritty…
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26 Memorable TV Bosses You Either Wish You Had or Are Glad You Didn’t
So many of our favorite sitcoms are based in an office environment with hilarious bosses and side characters who keep you on…
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20 Objects That Somehow Ended Up in Every Garage Sale in America
There is something oddly appealing about garage sales. For whatever reason, the idea of buying a stranger’s used items that have been…
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22 Objects That Were Impossible to Fully Clean But Schools Kept Using Them Anyway
Schools are petri dishes of germs and bacteria. Little kids – germ factories themselves – put their grubby hands on everything, cough…
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21 Bizarre Things Boomers Insisted on Displaying in the China Cabinet
The traditional china cabinet was every matriarch’s own cabinet of curiosities, where they would display their heirloom crystal hand-me-downs, glass menagerie zoo,…
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18 Pieces of Furniture Everyone Had That Were Designed to Injure You
Once upon a time, furniture seemed like it was made to murder us. Sofas didn’t swallow us whole, and chairs didn’t stab…
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20 Clubs, Restaurants, and Lounges That Used to Ban Women
We hear the term “boys’ club” thrown around in modern debates about gender equality in society, but did you know that there…
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25 Forgotten Hits from the 70s You Didn’t Know You Missed
The 70s may be long gone, but that doesn’t mean we can’t revisit some of the greatest hits of the decade or…
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30 Forgotten TV Shows from the ‘90s That No One Talks About Anymore
The 90s were a great decade when it comes to TV and movies. A lot of iconic movies were released in the…
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25 Things from the 1960s You Can’t Believe Were That Cheap (or Expensive!)
It’s a fact of modern-day life that in order to live comfortably and raise a family, we must spend our money to…
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27 Unforgettable Disco Songs That Had You Singing Into Your Hairbrush Microphone
The 1970s was a groovy decade. Known for things like peace signs, bell-bottom pants, and (of course) disco, the ‘70s was a…
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25 Films That Made Family Movie Night Deeply Uncomfortable
It doesn’t matter how old you are, there is something cringe about watching explicit scenes next to your parents (or kids). It’s…
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19 Iconic TV Houses and Their Brow-Raising Sticker Prices Today
We’re all a bit obsessed with the price of living today, especially when you compare it to how the economy looked fifty…
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17 Weird Uses for Pantyhose That Your Mom Swore Were “Life Hacks”
There’s nothing quite as empowering as transforming an everyday pair of pantyhose into whatever it is you might need at that very…
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16 Classic Baseball Rituals That Made the Game Feel More Like a Family Tradition Than a Sport
Of all the sports in the history of organized displays of athleticism, baseball seems to have the most quirks, the most rituals,…
25 Short-Lived TV Shows That Still Earned a Cult Following
They say that hindsight is 20/20 and this is true to pretty much everything in life, even TV shows. In retrospect, some…
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25 Forgotten Game Shows That Remind Us Why We Loved Daytime TV
Game shows are a unique genre that provides entertainment for the whole family. Never mind what your favorite show is; everyone likes…
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25 Beloved Cartoons That Were Way More Adult Than We Realized
We think of cartoons and animated shows as strictly for little kids, but that’s not always the case. Just because they’re bright…
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20 Classic Postcards from America’s Once-Beloved Vacation Spots
The tourism trade is one of the most lucrative yet fickle trades in the history of our American economy. What once drove…
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19 Strange Things People Did With Their Walkman That Today’s Kids Couldn’t Relate To
The Walkman, the hippest tech gadget/fashion accessory of the 1980s, changed the world in many ways. Not only were Walkmans truly portable,…
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19 Job Perks Boomers Enjoyed That Millennials Can Only Dream Of
It’s only natural that our economy will change as technological developments and AI start to saturate the markets. Job structure, corporate structure–all…
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22 Photos That Capture the Unlikely Rise of a Global Fast Food Powerhouse
McDonald’s is, by far and without debate, among the most iconic American institutions that have ever been exported to the rest of…
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18 Rare Behind-the-Scenes Photos That Capture a Hidden Side of Old Hollywood
It’s tempting for us to wax poetic about the golden era of Hollywood for all its glamour and grace. The truth of…
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QUIZ: Can You Identify These 17 Board Games from Just a Single Playing Piece?
If you grew up before the internet, chances are you spent a lot of rainy days and family nights seated around one…
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16 Controversial Products from the ’80s That Made Us Believe the Hype
Whether you powered up with power suits, did jazz fingers through fingerless gloves, or went big with big hair, one thing is…
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20 Things You Didn’t Know About the Great Lakes Region
When you live in America, it’s easy to forget how vast and gloriously beautiful our country truly is. From shapeshifting terrains to…
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