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James Lucas@JamesLucasIT Ā· Mar 23, 2025

Life in the 1980s šŸ§µ 1. McDonald's in the 80s compared to today

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A nostalgic visual tour of 1980s life covering everything from McDonald's and grocery stores to fashion, pop culture, technology, and major historical events like the fall of the Berlin Wall. The thread showcases how daily life, consumer products, social attitudes, and entertainment differed dramatically from today.

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    Life in the 1980s šŸ§µ 1. McDonald's in the 80s compared to today

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    2. People in the 80s react to new laws against drinking and driving

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    3. A grocery store in the early 1980s. All glass bottles, no plastic in sight.

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    4. London Bridge commuters in 1984 x.com/WorldByWolf/stā€¦

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    6. A woman protests against the wearing of bikinis, holding a sign that reads ā€œYou are headed for hellā€ in Daytona Beach, Florida, 1981. Photo by Keith McManus.

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    7. Fitness in the 1980s

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    8. The inventor of the Super Soaker This legendary American water gun was invented in 1989 by engineer Lonnie Johnson. It offered superior power, range, and accuracy compared to conventional squirt pistols, and has since generated over $1 billion in total sales.

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    9. Pop stars were built different in the 1980s

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    10. Being a teenager in the 80s x.com/hartgoat/statuā€¦

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    11. The glory of 1980s Medievalism

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    12. What's your favorite horror movie from the 1980s?

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    13. The mall during Christmas time in the 1980s x.com/JebraFaushay/sā€¦

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    14. Children bouncing on worn out mattresses in England, 1980s

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    15. The Learned Helplessness Experiment was a part of most High Schools in the 80s

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    16. Blocking people in the 1980s

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    17. The year is 1986. Maradona's shirt says "No drugs".

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    18. Akira Toriyama and his son Sasuke playing Dragon Quest in the late 1980s

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    19. Japan scenes of daily life in the 80s

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    20. Freddie Mercury performs a vocal warm-up during the Live Aid concert in 1985

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    21. Hairstyles in the 80s

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    22. Windows on the World, restaurant on top of the former World Trade Center, 1980s

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    23. Michael Jackson's reaction that became famous in the 80s, while he was recording the song "We Are The World"

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    24. The fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989

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    25. Summertime in Italy by Claude Nori, ā€˜80s

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    James Lucas@JamesLucasIT Ā· Mar 23, 2025

    Life in the 1980s šŸ§µ 1. McDonald's in the 80s compared to today

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    One more: Hollywood in the 1980s