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From Pretty in Pink to Le Freak to shoulder pads & leggings...the 80s were the best times.

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Coca-Cola changed it’s iconic formula once during the ’80s, causing a consumer uproar that led to the return of classic #80sPopCulture

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Red Bull was originally introduced in 1987 #80sPopCulture #80sHistory

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Flock of Seagulls lead singer Mike Score was a hairdresser before joining the music world #80sMusic #80sPopCulture

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Eight ‘Friday the 13th’ movies saw their release during the ’80s #80sMovies #80sPopCulture

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Early ’80s cell phones weighted as much as 20 pounds and were truly huge #80sPopCulture #80sTrivia

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McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets was introduced in 1981 #80sPopCulture #80shistory #80sFoodFaves

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The super-fast guitar solo in Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’ was played by Eddie Van Halen #80sPopCulture #80sMusic

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80's computers typically had 64 KB (yes, that’s kilobytes) of memory #80shistory #80sFacts #80sPopCulture

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The 1984–85 famine in Ethiopia led to international efforts to help the Ethiopian people, including the Live Aid concert in July 1985 #80s

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The late Michael Jackson performed the ‘moonwalk’ for very 1stt time on US television on 25 March, 1983 at the Motown 25 #80sPopCulture

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Horror franchises launched in the 80s: Child's Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Fridaythe13th, Hellraiser & Poltergeist #80sMovies

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Oscar winners: Platoon (1986), The Last Emperor (1987), Rain Man (1988), Driving Miss Daisy (1989) #80sMovies #80sPopCulture

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Oscar winners: Terms of Endearment (1983), Amadeus(1984), Out of Africa (1985) #80sMovies #80sPopCulture #80s

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Oscar winners: Ordinary People (1980), Chariots of Fire (1981), Gandhi (1982) #80sMovies #80sPopCulture

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One of the Soviet Union's last "superprojects" was the Buran space shuttle; it was only used once, in 1988 #80shistory #80sFacts

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After a 5-year hiatus, manned American space flights resumed with the launch of the space shuttle Columbia in April 1981 #80shistory

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The European Community's enlargement continued with the accession of Greece in 1981 and Spain and Portugal in 1986 #80shistory #80sFacts

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Another 80s thing: More women in the English-speaking world took to calling themselves "Ms.", rather than "Mrs." or "Miss” #80sPopCulture

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In most Western countries, women began to exercise the option of keeping their maiden names after marriage, during the 80s #80sPopCulture

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In the 1980s, rejection of smoking based on health concerns increased throughout the Western world #NoSmoking #80shistory #80sPopCulture