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Transportation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Torino
Fact 1: 230,411 Ford Torino's were made in 1970.
Fact 2: They modeled the car to be more aerodynamic.
Fact 3: Produced from 1968 to 1976. -
U.S. President
https://www.biography.com/people/richard-nixon-9424076
Fact 1: Richard was born in 1913.
Fact 2: Was inaugurated at the age of 56
Fact 3: Nixon is the only U.S. President in history to resign his office. -
Toys
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Rock
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skateboarding
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerf\
Fact 1: The inventor Gary Dahl sold over 1.5 million rocks for $4 each.
Fact 2: New wheels were created for the skateboard by Frank Nasworthy.
Fact 3: The Nerf ball was created to be an inside ball. -
Fashion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970s_in_Western_fashion
Form 1: Hippie Look: The outfit included tye-dye shirts and frayed jeans.
Form 2: Casual Look: More normal clothes such as t-shirts, sweaters and jeans.
Form 3: Sportswear Look: Men and women both wore tracksuits and jumpsuits. -
Music
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd
Fact 1: Elton John is the fourth best selling music artist [300 million]
Fact 2: In 1989 The Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Fact 3: By 2013 Pink Floyd had sold 250 million records worldwide. -
Technology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_DynaTAC
Fact 1: The phone was 10 inches tall, weighed 28 grams and had 19 buttons.
Fact 2: The phone costs $10,000 in today's money.
Fact 3: To fully charge it would take about 10 hours. You would only have 30 minutes of talk time. -
Movie
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/
Fact 1: The first shark didn't appear until 1 hour 21 minutes into the movie.
Fact 2: Over 67 million people in the United States went to see Jaws when it was initially released.
Fact 3: It took them 159 days to make the movie. [not including post production] -
Actor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Stallone
Fact 1: He has been active in making movies for 48 years.
Fact 2: Sylvester has been in at least 66 movies.
Fact 3: There has been 8 rocky movies. -
TV or Radio Show
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068098/
Fact 1: M*A*S*H is an acronym for (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital)
Fact 2: The show won six golden globes for the best television show.
Fact 3: Played on CBS from 1972 to 1983. -
News event
The Cyclone of Bangladesh in 1970.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Bhola_cyclone
Fact 1: It is the deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded.
Fact 2: Over 500,000 fatalities during this cyclone.
Fact 3: George Harrison and Ravi Shankar organized a beneficial concert to raise money for reconstruction in Bangladesh. -
Sports Figure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggie_Jackson
Fact 1: Reggie Jackson played for 20 years and for 5 teams.
Fact 2: Reggie was nicknamed "Mr October" because of how clutch he was in the postseason.
Fact 3: Reggie could of played pro football but he stuck with baseball and it worked out.
