35 Throwback Photos That Made People Realize How Much Times Have Changed

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No matter where we’re from, most of us eventually notice the remarkable similarities in our childhoods. Reminiscing is a universal pastime, bringing together people from across the globe. Even in simpler times when our worlds were smaller due to limited accessibility, we often shared the same stories—like the Marilyn Manson rumour—or had similar household staples, such as china plates or the classic cookie tin filled with sewing supplies. Today, we’ve gathered a few posts on one subreddit that has a self-deprecatory view on ageing, which stir up even more nostalgia. Scroll below to revisit some familiar territory and relive the timeless charm of our youth.

#1 Who Remembers The Old Tomato Pincushion?

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#2 Didn’t They Start Phasing These Out In The Early 90s?

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#3 A Once Popular Toy

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#4 Indeed It Does! 😊

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#5 Did You Read The Comics? I Did

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#6 The Og Mobile Phone

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#7 Beep Beep!!!

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#8 Didn’t We All Know Someone With This Linoleum On Their Kitchen Floor?

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#9 Still Do On My Phone … 😊

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#10 Anyone Else Have This?

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#11 Walter Cronkite

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#12 Mini Wood Chipper … 😂

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#13 If You Know These Guys

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#14 You Might Be Old If You Heard Blue Light Specials

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#15 What’s Your Go-To Diner Jukebox Song?

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#16 You’re Really Old If You Used Newspapers And Silly Putty!

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#17 You Are Getting Old If You Recognize This Catchphrase

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#18 Who Else Grew Up With These?

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#19 Who Grew Up Watching Their Mom Cherish Her Corningware?

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#20 Knock His Block Off … 😂

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#21 That Satisfying “Chunk” Sound When You Pulled A Bottle Out

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#22 I’m Old Enough To Have Had This Toy

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#23 You Know It’s True

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#24 Was This On The Walls Of Your “Rumpus Room”?

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#25 I Saw Two In The Wild Today

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#26 Anyone Here Ever Had Their Car Pushed And Popped The Clutch In 2nd Gear To Get It Started?

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#27 Humming Along To Get Some Popcorn … 😊

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#28 Who Rushed To Find The Hidden Objects?

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#29 Nothing Needs To Be Said If You Already Know

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#30 Who Remembers When The Weather Channel Was As Simple As This?

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#31 Before Plastics Clogged Our Ecosystem

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#32 Who Played This??

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#33 Best Board Game

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#34 Did You Like Reading These Table Tops At Wendy’s?

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#35 Your Family Had One Or You Knew A Family That Did

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Shanilou Perera

Shanilou has always loved reading and learning about the world we live in. While she enjoys fictional books and stories just as much, since childhood she was especially fascinated by encyclopaedias and strangely enough, self-help books. As a kid, she spent most of her time consuming as much knowledge as she could get her hands on and could always be found at the library. Now, she still enjoys finding out about all the amazing things that surround us in our day-to-day lives and is blessed to be able to write about them to share with the whole world as a profession.