If you grew up before the World Wide Web was invented but reached adulthood in the Internet age, there are a whole range of skills that you dedicated your childhood to perfecting but have little to no use in the adult world in which we live today. Here are some of the random things we got really good at for no reason at all. #1: Rewinding a Cassette Tape with a Pencil We [...]
25 Weird Things People Bought from TV Infomercials
With traditional TV being less popular nowadays, one form of advertising that may soon disappear is the infomercial, and that’s a shame. I still remember the eccentric pitchmen, such as Billy Mays, to this day. I’ll never forget that if you call in the next ten minutes, they’ll double your offer. How they knew you called ten minutes after the commercial aired is beyond me. Most [...]
25 Household Smells from the 70s and 80s You Forgot About
They say that smell holds the key to unlocking old memories, that when we encounter a familiar scent it has the power to transport us back in time to childhood. So, here are a bunch of smells from the seventies and eighties that some of you might have forgotten but surely know; let’s see if they can take you back. #1: Freshly Opened Tennis Balls Weekends in the seventies [...]
23 Forgotten American Holidays & Traditions
Before smartphones and social media dominated our lives, Americans gathered for holidays and celebrations that strengthened bonds and created lasting memories. From sweet summer evenings spent churning ice cream to chilly winter nights pulling taggy, many now-forgotten events shaped the fabric of American life. While some of these traditions cling to existence in small pockets [...]
24 Road Trip Snacks You Could Find at Every Gas Station in the 80s
There was nothing like a great family road trip in the Eighties, but those trips would have been almost impossible to survive without an adequate supply of the perfect snacks to get us through them. Whether you were the children crowded into the backseat or the parents who needed to tolerate them, you needed some of these classic gas station snacks to get you through. #1: [...]