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Toys
- The first Barbie sold for $3.
- The Nintendo ES was redesigned to look like a cassette recorder.
- The first Gameboys sold for 12,500 yen. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/30-toys-every-kid-had-201602827.html
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Larry Bird
- He is 6’9”.
- He was the head coach of the Indiana Pacers.
- He played with Charles Barkley, Micheal Jackson, and “Magic” Johnson. https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/birdla01.html
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Music
- Micheal Jackson was nominated for 38 Grammy awards and had 13 wins.
- Whitney Houston's godmother was Aretha Franklin.
- Prince was very shy in school when he was a kid. https://www.stuckin80s.com/80s-music.html
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IBM Personal Computer 81
- It was very powerful compared to past PCs.
- It originally cost $2000.
- It had a maximum memory space of 640 kilobytes. https://www.ibm.com/history/personal-computer
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Ronald Reagan
- He served 9 years in office.
- He was an actor before he was president.
- He was the governor of California. https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/ronald-reagan/
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Fashion
- 7.5 billion feet of denim is made every year.
- The term blazer originated from a rowing team.
- Hair can grow quicker in warm climates. https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1980-1989/
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Tom Cruise
- He started acting at school when he injured himself.
- He is trained in martial arts.
- Top Gun Maverick is his most successful film. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tom-Cruise
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Top Gun
- It was filmed in real fighter jets.
- The only actor that didn’t throw up in the fighter jets was Anthony Edwards who played “Goose”.
- TOPGUN is a naval training academy. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092099/
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Transportation: 1988 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
- It had very good fuel efficiency.
- It was a v8 sports car.
- It had a very sleek design and was very low to the ground. https://www.topspeed.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-chevrolet-camaro-iroc-z/
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Fall of Berlin Wall
- It was torn down 5 days after a protest with half a million people.
- It was 96 miles long.
- The wall had 302 watchtowers. https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-was-the-berlin-wall-and-how-did-it-fall#:~:text=The%20Berlin%20Wall%20fell%20on%209%20November%201989&text=The%20fall%20of%20the%20Berlin,on%20travel%20to%20West%20Germany.
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Family Matters
- Steve Urkel was only supposed to appear in one episode.
- Jaleel White wasn’t allowed to exercise in order to look as young as possible.
- There is a real Steve Urkel. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096579/