12 Things You'll Only Remember If You Owned A Tamagotchi
I really wished mine would stop pooping every 5 minutes.
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25 Disturbing Garbage Pail Kids That Still Gross Us Out Decades Later
Long before fidget spinners were banned from playgrounds across America, teachers struggled to control the spread of the giddily disgusting Garbage Pail Kids cards.While we tried to get our grubby little hands on every single set of these trading cards, looking back we wonder how we could stomach the nasty designs. Here are 25 cards that still make our stomachs churn:1. Slain WayneToppsWhile boogers were the bread and butter of garbage pail kids, the cards weren't afraid to stray into very adult territory. This scene of a death by execution was definitely one of their most questionable images.
10 Things You Owned In The '80s That Are Worth A Fortune Now
You know what's safer than buying stocks: keeping all your childhood toys until they'll be worth enough money to fatten up your wallet in the next few decades. Countless people around the world have made thousands, and even millions, of dollars selling vintage items like action figures, dolls, cards, vinyls, and more. Here are 10 things you may have owned in the 80s that are worth a lot of money now. 1. Garbage Pail Kids CardsGeeks are Sexy Technology NewsThese vulgar cards can range in price, but one lucky holder of the Garbage Pail Kids's Adam bomb card sold the
6 Tech Gadgets From The 90s That Will Make You Realize How Much Times Have Changed
Growing up, technological gadgets were the most exciting thing, probably because they were all so rare! It was almost like finding the Holy Grail if you unwrapped a Game Boy at your birthday or Christmas, but now it seems it's weirder for a kid to be without some kind of electronic device. Have you ever thought about how different it really is now? If you were to go back in time and told your eight year old self, "one day, you will have a device that accesses every song, movie, TV show you could ever want, plus a bunch of
11 Surprising Facts About 'Small Soldiers,' The Movie That Put The "Action" In Action Figures
There were some truly strange movies to be found in the "Children's" section of your local Blockbuster in the '90s, but Small Soldiers was definitely unique.The action film about a batch of killer toys was marketed as family-friendly, but many parents were surprised by the movie's more violent scenes. The reason for that mixed message is one of our 11 surprising facts about the movie.1. It wasn't meant to be a children's movieDante on the set of the movie.CineplexThe film's director, Joe Dante, had already pushed the envelope for dark, family-friendly comedies with Gremlins. But he had
15 Things From Our Childhoods That Would Just Confuse Teens Today
The Motorola RAZR was the pinnacle of cell phone technology.
15 Toys From Your Childhood That Used Batteries Like They Were Going Out Of Style
Parents these days complain that their kids are glued to smart phones and tablets, but at least those are rechargeable.When we were kids, toy makers expected you to add a huge pack of AAs to your weekly grocery list just to keep the toys in your household running. While lots of toys still use batteries, they didn't eat them up like these 15 toys from our childhood.1. TalkboyHughes EntertainmentThese were a must-have after being featured in Home Alone 2, but they didn't run on your imagination. It took four AAs to power up this handheld recorder, so it
18 Toys That Seemed Like Freakin' Magic When We Were Kids
There's a famous quote that says "magic's just science that we don't understand yet" and all of these toys are proof of that. As kids these things all seemed like they had to be powered by magic, even though it was mostly just science. Man, I wish life were still that simple. Here are 18 toys that totally blew our minds back then.1. Liquid TimereBayIt was basically just a fancy hourglass, but it was way more fun than just watching a sand one. Tell me that you wouldn't spend just hours watching this if you had the chance.2.