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From Bloody Mary haunting your bathroom mirror to alligators in the sewer, childhood (and adulthood) is full of all sorts of urban legends. Of course, … [Read more...] about 21 Suburban Legends Every Kid Believed in the ’60s and ’70s

Inspired by Dr. Benjamin Spock’s wildly popular book, The Common Sense Book of Baby and Childcare, which was published in the late 1940s, research … [Read more...] about 23 Things That Made ’60s Kids Realize They Were the Experimental Child in the Family

Duct tape was once a staple of fatherhood; dads used it so often that it felt like a way for them to mark their territory. But—while they may have … [Read more...] about 24 Things Your Dad Fixed with Duct Tape That Should Have Been Condemned

When people hit a certain age, they freak out. They become desperate to recapture their lost youth and turn back the hands of time. They start acting … [Read more...] about 27 Signs Your Parents Were in a Full-Blown Midlife Crisis by 1984

There’s one in every family. The oddball family member who is just smart enough to be weird and eclectic … the weird uncle who might be a genius or … [Read more...] about 19 Conspiracy Theories Your Weird Uncle Totally Believed in 1975

It is the law of nature that younger kids look up to older kids. Young ones rely on the wisdom and experience of the wise and worldly 12-year-olds in … [Read more...] about 21 Far-Fetched Lies Older Kids Told You That You Totally Believed

When we borrow something from a friend, roommate, coworker, or family member, we do so with the best of intentions. We fully intend to return the item … [Read more...] about 22 Things You Borrowed Once and Then Didn’t Know How to Return Without It Being Weird

School days were rule days … lots and lots of rules to follow! Looking back as an adult, you understand that all these rules were in place to keep … [Read more...] about 21 Things That Got You Sent to the Principal’s Office Back in the Day

Every year, hundreds of thousands (even up to a million!) seasonal residents flock to the sunny shores of Florida as they wait out the northern … [Read more...] about 10 Things You’ll Only Hear in a Florida Retirement Community in Spring

The rules of love were completely rewritten when everyone started getting cell phones and texting became popular. A shy teen suitor no longer feared … [Read more...] about 18 Ways People Used to Flirt Before Texting

Most of us would admit that meeting people, ESPECIALLY pre-internet dating, was particularly difficult. Even if you possessed ample confidence, … [Read more...] about 10 Pickup Lines from Yesteryear We Still Question

Have you ever sat in a waiting room, wondering who was in charge of such-and-such decor decisions? Like, who decided to put all the fake plants in … [Read more...] about 10 Things That Were in Every Waiting Room, No Matter Where You Went

Folks living in the 1960s and 1970s must have been a lot stronger than we are today. They needed upper body strength to lift the common, everyday … [Read more...] about 18 Items from the ’60s and ’70s That Were Weirdly Heavy for No Reason

The Walkman, the hippest tech gadget/fashion accessory of the 1980s, changed the world in many ways. Not only were Walkmans truly portable, but they … [Read more...] about 19 Strange Things People Did With Their Walkman That Today’s Kids Couldn’t Relate To

Who can really say how and why certain regional laws get printed in black and white when there's really no rhyme or reason to excuse them? The local … [Read more...] about 21 Bizarre Local Laws from the ’60s and ’70s That Make Zero Sense