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22 Time-Tested Tech Devices That Are 'Obsolete' But Still Surprisingly Useful

Back in Magellan's days, there was a tech device for everything. A sundial could tell you the time, a compass could help you get to where you're going, and an abacus could help you solve algebraic math problems. Imagine telling a 16th-century peasant that a pocket-sized, shining rectangular device could do all of that (and more), while resting in the palm of your hand– Mind-blowing!
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'We had free pizzas weekly for years...': 30+ Loopholes that people exploited to their own betterment

We're all just barely getting by in this world; every day is an uphill battle with no summit in sight. It would be nice to ease that burden a little, but we honest and simple folk probably won't ever have the chance to take advantage of any egregious loopholes in order to get well ahead of everyone else—and probably wouldn't anyway, due to how unethical they are… Undoubtedly, we'd all appreciate something to make our lives a little bit easier. Occasionally, though, a chance presents itself to e…
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'Mustaches everywhere': 25+ Nostalgic throwbacks that were totally cool in 2013, but now make us cringe

Do the Harlem shake
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'AM Transistor radios from Radio Shack': 25 Old things people miss from the pre-internet era

'AM transistor radios from Radio Shack': 25 Old things people miss from the pre-internet era

What do you miss most from the days before the internet's glowing screens took up all our time? It turns out that lots of people have things they're nostalgic for! As numerous Twitter users shared , starting with @ThatEricAlper's prompt tweet, people miss everything from getting catalogues in the mail to being harder to get in contact with. I still recall the days of having to travel to a library if I wanted to use a computer. We just didn't have a computer at our house at the time, and cell ph…
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'There was a computer room in my house': 25 Memes for Gen X

'There was a computer room in my house': 25 Memes that only Gen X will totally understand

The “latchkey generation” will understand these memes all too well.
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'Things Millennials grew up with that would send Gen Z into a coma': Tiktoker reminds everyone why the pre-Internet world was outrageous

'Things Millennials grew up with that would send Gen Z into a coma': Tiktoker reminds everyone why the pre-Internet world was outrageous

Each generation has their own little quirks and idiosyncrasies that make them all unique and special in some way. For some generations, they were incredibly lucky and others are typically blasé. Some are forgotten and others are just insane. However, one thing is for certain… Every generation hates the millennials for one reason or another (the millennials even hate themselves, so it's all in good fun).
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Millennials Want to be Abducted by the 'Gameboy Mom' in Nostalgic '90s Police Video Warning Kids of Stranger Danger

"Gameboy mom woulda had me snatched up."
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40+ Things to Unlock Your Nostalgia Gateway and Take You on a Wild Journey of Despair

Get out the rose-tinted glasses.
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