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movies
https://www.kickassfacts.com/25-interesting-facts-about-star-wars-episode-v-the-empire-strikes-back-1980/- The big Vader reveal was spoiled 2 years early but social media wasn't around so it wasn't really a problem.
- Quite possibly one of the most iconic lines in the history of cinema is a misquote.
- In the scenes where the force was being used to retrieve lightsabers it was just mark hamill throwing a lightsaber in reverse.
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actor
https://dorksideoftheforce.com/2018/09/15/19-fun-facts-harrison-ford/
1.Harrison Ford was a carpenter before he was Han Solo and still does it today.
2.Harrison Ford was almost on Jurassic Park but Sam Neil replaced him.
3.Star Wars costar Billy Dee Williams, or Lando Calrissian, are good friends in real life. -
Big Wheels
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1302005
https://www.simplemost.com/1980s-toys-80s-kids-remember/
1.This toy was featured in the 1980 movie The Shining being ridden by Danny Torrance in the halls of The Overlook Hotel.
2. the Big Wheel was originally an upside down trike.
3. the Big Wheel outlived the company Marx which first produced them. -
Simon
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1302005
https://www.simplemost.com/1980s-toys-80s-kids-remember/
1. The Simon was developed to sound pleasant to beat out the competitors.
2. released at a disco in New York
3. The game hit its peak in the mid 80s and still sells. -
Perm
https://sneakernews.com/tag/air-jordan-1/
http://behindtheperm.blogspot.com/2014/11/interesting-facts-about-hair-perming.html
https://didyouknowfashion.com/interesting-facts-about-the-iconic-1980s-fashion-scene 1.The perm started as just a hairdressers experiment on his wife.
2. you cannot wash your hair right after you get a perm.
3. perms were meant to make your hair bigger. -
Reebok
https://sneakernews.com/tag/air-jordan-1/
http://behindtheperm.blogspot.com/2014/11/interesting-facts-about-hair-perming.html
https://didyouknowfashion.com/interesting-facts-about-the-iconic-1980s-fashion-scene/
1.Reebok is a shoe company
2.that was very popular in the 80s with their pump shoes.
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News Event
https://www.bustle.com/articles/25586-these-reporters-from-1982-are-utterly-confused-by-pac-man-video- News casters had no clue what Pac-Man was, saying quote, “you have to eat pellets and Pac-Men before they eat you.” that is not what the game is at all.
- The game actually was you as Pac-Man eating pellets while being chased by ghosts and the power pellets would allow you to be invincible and eat ghosts for a short time.
- Pac-Man was the most popular game release of 1980.
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AC-DC
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/entertainment/2017/01/31/7-fun-facts-bon-jovi/97302846/
https://www.gold1043.com.au/entertainment/8-weird-facts-about-acdc/
1.The band was named after a label they found on a sewing machine.
2. the band released the song Back in Black on July 25 1980
3. the bands first album was criticized by The Rolling Stones -
U.S. President
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ronald-Reagan 1.In his early years Ronald Reagan was a film actor.
2.Ronald Reagan was an admirer of Franklin Roosevelt.
3.Reagan served 8 years as president with the first lady, his wife Nancy Reagan. -
Technology
https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/other-gadgets/80s-tech.htm
1.The phones nicknames were brick.
2. Technophone was a popular company that made the “bricks.”
3. The Novaphone was a mix between a phone and a pager. Once plugged in it was a phone but on the go it worked like a pager. -
Type of Transportation
https://altdriver.com/classics/13-facts-on-delorean-dmc-12/- The DMC Delorean has been immortalized because of Robert Zemickis’s Back to The Future 2.The Delorean cost $25,000, which amounts to around $68,000 today. 3.Only 9000 Deloreans were ever produced.
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Micheal Jackson
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/entertainment/2017/01/31/7-fun-facts-bon-jovi/97302846/
https://www.gold1043.com.au/entertainment/8-weird-facts-about-acdc/
1. Michael Jackson was an animal person owning llamas and chimps.
2. Michael Jackson released Thriller in 1982
3. Michael Jackson was known for a wide array of jackets and outfits. -
Jordan 1s
https://sneakernews.com/tag/air-jordan-1/
http://behindtheperm.blogspot.com/2014/11/interesting-facts-about-hair-perming.html
https://didyouknowfashion.com/interesting-facts-about-the-iconic-1980s-fashion-scene/- The first Air Jordan's were the first signature shoe of NBA legend Michael Jordan.
- some pairs of Jordan 1s are up to 2000 dollars.
- Jordan 1s were banned from being worn in the NBA
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Teddy Ruxpin
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1302005
https://www.simplemost.com/1980s-toys-80s-kids-remember/
1.This toy was so popular they sold out really quickly and were hard to find in stores.
2. the toy was anamatronic meaning it could move.
3. Teddy Ruxpin was a storytelling bear. -
TV show
https://www.metv.com/lists/13-furry-out-of-this-world-facts-about-alf
1. Almost every episode is named after a popular song.
2. Sometimes Alf was an actor in a suit kinda like an Ewok.
3. Alf had his own talk show for a while. -
Bon Jovi
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/entertainment/2017/01/31/7-fun-facts-bon-jovi/97302846/
https://www.gold1043.com.au/entertainment/8-weird-facts-about-acdc/
1.Despite massive success Bon Jovi only won 1 Grammy for a collaboration.
2. Bon jovi's first song was Star Wars themed.
3. Bon Jovi was originally going to be named Johnny Electric. -
80s athlete
https://prezi.com/v_p0opefzpjm/top-athletes-of-the-80s/
1. All time leading scorer in the NBA.
2. Every season he played Kareem was an all star.
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has won 6 NBA championships, 5 of which were for the Lakers, and 2 MVP’s.
