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Which single was topping the charts when you were suiting up in a cap and gown?

How Living Colour fought their way to the top of the charts—and is still going strong.

In 1984, a succession of breakdancing-themed movies did battle at the box office.

George Lucas’s long-simmering space was described as both “puerile” and “the most beautiful movie serial ever made.”

Some of the most valuable LEGO sets recreate scenes from franchises like Star Wars and Harry Potter—and can earn owners some serious cash.

From the cars to the fashion, a lot has changed in the Windy City.

People who grew up with smartphones probably never gotten their hair tangled in a coiled phone cord while holding the receiver with their shoulders. Here are some other aspects of old-school telephones that young people might find confusing.

These old commercials from the 1980s and '90s will have you "Sweatin' to the Oldies" with Richard Simmons and hanging out with Doublemint Twins.

The McDonald's Filet-O-Fish sandwich was introduced as an alternative for Catholics avoiding meat on Fridays during Lent—and it almost lost its spot on the menu to a pineapple burger.

The '90s hunk had his own 900 number, line of romance novels, and a heavyset counterpart known as 'Flabio.'

The totally tubular TMNT catchphrase didn’t actually start with Michelangelo and the gang. In fact, “cowabunga” originated from a different kids show altogether.

“The whole process has a chilling, macabre tinge! It’s almost horrific the way they pop in the doll’s eyes with workaday nonchalance.”