Want To Hear 16 Facts That Will Leave You Feeling Old?
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Please make time stop.
Most of your Beanie Babies are old enough to legally drink.
The first batch of Beanie Babies were released in 1993, meaning Garcia the bear is well within his rights to rock up to a dive bar and say "one Cuba Libre, go easy on the coke". A terrifying thought.
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The first Grand Theft Auto game (1998) was released closer to Pac-Man (1980) than to today.
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People who have never known a world without SpongeBob SquarePants are now old enough to drive.
SpongeBob first aired on Nickelodeon way back in1999, meaning kids born after its airdate of July 17 are now over the age 17.
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Back to the Future Part II, The Running Man, and Escape from L.A. all depict futures that have already passed.
Back to the Future Part II is set in 2015, The Running Man in 2017, and Escape from L.A. in 2013. Seriously, how much longer do we have to wait for ~real~ hover boards.
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